Consent access. An SRO or other law enforcement officer may have access to a student’s education records with written consent of the student’s parent or of the student if the student is age 18 or older.
Consent access. An SRO or other law enforcement officer may have access to a student’s education records with written consent of the student’s parent/legal guardian or of the student if the student is age 18 or older. A record of the disclosure is required to be maintained in the student’s records in accordance with FERPA. SRO disclosure of law enforcement records. SROs may disclose only information from law enforcement records for the purpose of ensuring the physical safety and security of people and property in schools and/or enforcement of laws. Because law enforcement records are not student records, they are not subject to the disclosure restrictions of FERPA. Incident Management When considering the safety of school staff and students during a law enforcement event which has implications for school operations, law enforcement officials should share relevant information and offer appropriate guidance. The principal and or designee has the authority to render a decision to: Evacuate Secure the Building Lockdown or; Shelter in Place or; Hold during an EXTERNAL law enforcement or emergency event impacting school operations. Whenever possible, the principal should consult with law enforcement prior to making the decision. The following should be considered when a decision must be rendered: The reported incident's proximity to the school grounds. The likelihood that the incident could impact students or staff safety in or around school property. The probability that people involved in the event would seek refuge or concealment from law enforcement on school property. The public safety response of resources could prevent normal egress of school transportation vehicles, thus presenting a hazard to school children leaving school property (i.e., established perimeters, roadblocks, and checkpoints restrict normal traffic flow around school property). The action supports an active criminal investigation, to interview witnesses or coordinate additional security to maintain order. During such an event, law enforcement officials will provide notice to that affected school’s administrative staff as soon as possible and practical. In the event of an active violent incident in schools, school decision makers may elect to “Run (Evacuate), “Hide”, (Lockdown) or “Fight” (defend themselves accordingly to survive) as supported by the Department of Homeland Security. Should such a situation arise, law enforcement officials should recognize a schools’ varied responses in dynamic and individ...
Consent access. An SRO or other law enforcement officer may have access to a student’s 576 education records with written consent of the student’s parent/legal guardian or of the 577 student if the student is age 18 or older. A record of the disclosure is required to be 578 maintained in the student’s records in accordance with FERPA. 579 580 SRO disclosure of law enforcement records. SROs may disclose only information from 581 law enforcement records for the purpose of ensuring the physical safety and security of 582 people and property in schools and/or enforcement of laws. Because law enforcement 583 records are not student records, they are not subject to the disclosure restrictions of 584 FERPA. 585 586 Incident Management 587 588 When considering the safety of school staff and students during a law enforcement 589 event which has implications for school operations, law enforcement officials should 590 share relevant information and offer appropriate guidance. The principal and or 591 designee has the authority to render a decision to: 592 593 ● Evacuate 594 595 ● Secure the Building 596 597 ● Lockdown 598 599 ● Shelter in Place or; 600 601 ● Hold 602 603 during an EXTERNAL law enforcement or emergency event impacting school 604 operations. 605 606 Whenever possible, the principal should consult with law enforcement prior to 607 making the decision. The following should be considered when a decision must be 608 rendered: 609 610 ● The reported incident's proximity to the school grounds. 611 612 ● The likelihood that the incident could impact students or staff safety in 613 or around school property. 614 615 ● The probability that people involved in the event would seek refuge or 616 concealment from law enforcement on school property. 617 618 ● The public safety response of resources could prevent normal egress of school 619 transportation vehicles, thus presenting a hazard to school children leaving 620 school property (i.e., established perimeters, roadblocks, and checkpoints 621 restrict normal traffic flow around school property). 622 623 ● The action supports an active criminal investigation, to interview witnesses or 624 coordinate additional security to maintain order. 625 626 During such an event, law enforcement officials will provide notice to that affected 627 school’s administrative staff as soon as possible and practical. 628 629 In the event of an active violent incident in schools, school decision makers may 630 elect to “Run (Evacuate), “Hide”, (Lockd...
Consent access. An SRO or other law enforcement officer may have access to a student’s education records with written consent of the student’s parent/guardian or of the student if the student is age 18 or older. A record of the disclosure is required to be maintained in the student’s records in accordance with FERPA. SRO disclosure of law enforcement records. SROs may disclose only law enforcement records created and maintained by the SRO for the purpose of ensuring the physical safety and security of people and property in schools and/or enforcement of laws. Because law enforcement records are not student records, they are not subject to the disclosure restrictions of FERPA. However, records created by the SRO exclusively for the purpose of possible school disciplinary action against a student would fall outside the definition of law enforcement records and would be subject to the disclosure restrictions of FERPA. Investigation and Questioning SROs have authority to question students or staff who may have information about criminal activity. SROs have authority to stop, question, interview, and take law enforcement action without prior authorization of the school administrator or contacting parents. However, the investigation and questioning of students during school hours or at school events should be limited to situations where the investigation is related to suspected criminal activity. Investigations and questioning of students for offenses not related to the operation of or occurring at the school should take place at school only when delay might result in danger to any person, destruction of evidence, or flight from the jurisdiction by the person suspected of a crime. Excluding emergency situations, law enforcement shall notify the principal or his/her designee prior to questioning a juvenile suspect or witness on school property. The interviewing of students -- whether suspects, victims, or witnesses -- should be conducted privately in an office setting. SROs will take steps to ensure minimal intrusion into the educational experience of students being questioned in the school setting. Principals conducting an administrative student investigation are not bound by the above requirements, particularly the warning against self-incrimination. XXXx take the lead in investigation and questioning related to criminal activity. School administrators take the lead in questioning students about violations of the code of conduct and SROs shall not in any way direct the questio...
