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Board advances second reading to allow monitoring — not mandatory presence — for some student interviews by law enforcement
Summary
The Beatrice Public Schools Board of Education completed a second reading on Oct. 13 of a revision to policy 54‑13 that would allow school staff to monitor — rather than be required to attend — law‑enforcement interviews of students in suspected child‑abuse or neglect cases.
The Beatrice Public Schools Board of Education completed a second reading on Oct. 13 of a revision to policy 54‑13 that would change how school personnel participate when law enforcement interviews students in investigations of child abuse or neglect.
Under the proposed revision, school staff would be allowed to monitor such interviews remotely — for example via video and audio feeds — instead of being required to sit in the interview. Superintendent Jason Alexander said the change is intended to narrow staff involvement to monitoring “in real time, to…
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