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Board advances second reading of student interviews/search policy; administrators, police to refine form
Summary
Trustees advanced revisions to policy JIH on student interviews, interrogations, searches and arrests and an accompanying student search form after months of redrafting; board members emphasized notifying parents when lawfully permitted and asked for clearer separation of school vs. law-enforcement roles.
At its Sept. 23 business meeting the Elizabeth School District Board of Education advanced the district's revised policy on student interviews, interrogations, searches and arrests (policy JIH) and an accompanying student-search form (exhibit JIH-E), approving second readings of both documents.
Board discussion during a preceding working-session review focused on language that governs parental notification, the conduct of school-administered searches and the relationship between school officials and law enforcement. Trustees and staff sought clearer wording to avoid ambiguity about when parents will be told of an interview or search and when officials must defer to law enforcement procedures.
Administrators described edits intended to separate school responsibilities from law enforcement…
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