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Trustees approve edited student-search policy after debate over parental notification
Summary
The board approved an edited Policy 502 on searches of lockers, desks and personal possessions following debate and failed amendments that would have imposed explicit parental-notification requirements; legal counsel advised against embedding timing requirements in policy.
The Lakeville Area Schools board approved an edited Policy 502 (search of student lockers, desks, personal possessions, and student persons) after an extended discussion about whether explicit parental-notification language should be added to the policy text.
Director Matt Swanson proposed an amendment to require that parents be notified after a search of a student or their possessions, arguing parents should not learn about searches from their child…
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