District committee examines student-interview and temporary-custody language, requests follow-up review

Creighton Elementary District staff on Wednesday reviewed policy language governing interviews of students by police and the Department of Child Safety (DCS), discussing when consent or parental notification is required, how media-release and directory-consent forms interact with law, and how the district should document access for investigators.

The item mattered to administrators because the policies determine when staff must allow outside investigators to interview students at school, when the district must notify parents, and what documents staff may rely on when an officer or DCS worker requests student information or an interview. Committee members agreed to seek attorney review, clarify exhibit language, and pilot practice steps at school sites before revising handbook language.

The committee revisited policy JIH (student interviews) and related exhibits. Members said current practice varies across sites: some staff print a student profile for police when a parent has allowed directory information to be shared, while other staff will decline to provide directory information…