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Board reviews change to policy on law‑enforcement interviews of students; proposal would allow remote monitoring
Summary
Board discussion centered on a proposed revision to Policy 54 to remove a mandatory in‑room requirement for principals or counselors during law‑enforcement or DHHS interviews and instead allow an employee to monitor interviews remotely, with the student retaining the right to request an adult present.
Mr. Alexander, district staff (policy presenter), introduced a proposed change to Policy 54 at the April 25 meeting that would alter the district’s practice for law‑enforcement or Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) interviews of students in suspected child abuse or neglect cases.
Under the district’s prior policy language, Mr. Alexander said, “whenever law enforcement came in to interview a student about child abuse or neglect case, it was always mandatory that a principal or ... school counselor be in that interview.” He described two reasons the…
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