Purpose
The Board recognizes that compulsory attendance laws impose on the Board the custodianship of the public school children of the district while they are present in the schools.

Authority
When police request permission to interrogate a student at school, the principal shall:

1. inform the Superintendent or designee,
2. request that any person conducting such interrogation be in plain clothes where possible,
3. determine why such interrogation could not occur at the student's home,
4. attempt to inform the student's parents or guardian.

Whenever the Superintendent or designee has determined that the police have a legitimate purpose in interrogating a child within the confines of a school building, the principal or his or her representative shall be present throughout the proceedings.

When the police request permission to arrest a student at school, the principal shall:

1. inform the Superintendent or designee,
2. to the degree possible, determine why such arrest could not be made at the student's home,
3. attempt to inform the student's parents or guardian,
4. request and inspect the arrest warrant.

No child shall be released to police authorities without proper warrant, appropriate evidence or written parental/guardian permission, except in the event of emergency or for the protection of life or property as determined by the principal. It shall be the principal's responsibility to verify the validity of any arrest to prevent illegal or unauthorized seizure or relinquishing of custody.