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Rantoul schools to receive limited police notifications under "Handle with Care" partnership
Summary
Rantoul City SD 137 will partner with the Rantoul Police Department on a "Handle with Care" notification process to inform specific school staff when students are exposed to trauma; board members questioned confidentiality and who receives the information.
Rantoul City SD 137 announced a "Handle with Care" partnership with the Rantoul Police Department to provide expedited information when students are noted in police responses. Dr. Woods told the board the district will receive the student's name only when police have noted the student in their response; the information will be shared with a limited set of staff — the teacher, principal, assistant principal and School Resource Officer Officer Kraft — and staff will receive training on the process.
Board member Moto Johnson questioned confidentiality and asked who would receive the information. Dr. Woods said that if the police have concerns about the district's ability to keep information confidential they would not share it, and that Officer Kraft will be the point person between the department and the district. No formal policy vote was recorded; the item was presented as an information item.
