The board believes in having a cooperative and collaborative working relationship with the local law enforcement and juvenile justice agencies. The goal of this relationship is to help reduce juvenile crime and foster a safer, more structured educational environment.
The District may report to local law enforcement:
- The use or possession of any alcoholic beverage or controlled substance on school premises, if such use is violative of school policy or state law.
- The use or possession of any dangerous weapon on school premises.
- The names of students, between grades 7-12, not attending the minimum days required for compulsory attendance after satisfactory investigation is conducted by school officials to ascertain the cause of the truancy.
The District, pursuant to an interagency agreement with the juvenile justice system, including the juvenile court, the department of human services, and local law enforcement authorities, may share information contained within a student’s permanent record. The disclosure of this information must be directly related to the juvenile justice system’s ability to effectively serve, prior to adjudication, the student whose records are being released.
School officials can report crimes committed by students receiving services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and transmit their disciplinary records to appropriate juvenile justice agency to the same extent they do for crimes by students not receiving IDEA services shall transmit copies of the child’s special education and disciplinary records to the authorities. This disclosure shall be directly related to the juvenile justice system’s ability to effectively serve, prior to adjudication, the student whose records are being released. If disclosure of the records is made after adjudication, parental consent must be obtained prior to the disclosure.
Cross Reference:
501.1 Truancy-Unexcused Absences
502.8 Weapons
502.9 Smoking-Drinking-Drugs
506.1 Student Records Access
Approved: March 2007
Reviewed: October 2016