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Sharon school committee adopts revised JIH policy on searches and law enforcement 7‑0; counsel memo to be published
Summary
After iterations and public input, the school committee voted unanimously May 7 to adopt the revised JIH policy governing school interactions with law enforcement and to de‑privilege the attorney correspondence that advised the draft policy.
The Sharon School Committee voted 7‑0 May 7 to adopt a revised Policy JIH, which governs questioning, searches and school interactions with law enforcement, and to “de‑privilege” legal correspondence from counsel so the memo advising the policy will be published with the committee packet.
“Exigent circumstances means emergencies,” said Daniel (Committee member) during discussion, clarifying that the committee and counsel understood exigent circumstances to mean imminent‑harm situations and not routine police evidence‑preservation procedures: “It doesn't…
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