Information Sharing by School Personnel. Where the principal or his or her designee learns of misconduct by a student for which a law enforcement response may be appropriate, he or she should inform the SRO. If a teacher has information related to such misconduct, he or she may communicate this information directly to the SRO, but should also communicate such information to the principal or his or her designee. The Parties agree that the sharing of such information shall not and should not necessarily require a law enforcement response on the part of the SRO, but shall instead prompt a careful consideration of whether the misconduct is best addressed by law enforcement action, a school disciplinary response, or some combination of the two. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if student information is obtained solely during a communication with school staff deemed privileged or confidential due to the staff member's professional licensure, such communication shall only be disclosed with proper consent or if the communication is subject to the limits and exceptions to confidentiality and is required to be disclosed (e.g., mandatory reporting pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 49.981(2), immediate threats of harm to self or others). The Parties acknowledge that there may be circumstances in which parents consent to the disclosure of student information for law enforcement purposes and that the sharing of information under such circumstances does not violate this Agreement. The Parties also acknowledge that, from time to time, an emergency situation may arise that poses a real, substantial, and immediate threat to human safety or to property with the risk of substantial damage. School personnel having knowledge of any such emergency situation should immediately notify or cause to be notified both the PD and the SRO, if on duty, to facilitate a response and the principal or his or her designee. Nothing in this section or this Agreement shall prevent the principal or his or her designee from reporting possible criminal or ordinance violations by a person who is not a student. Elmbrook employees or agents shall not offer legal advice to the student and/or parents when involved in an interview or arrest/apprehension. "Legal advice" shall not include handouts, brochures, or other mediums of communication that are provided to the general student population by Xxxxxxxx. SROs shall, in accordance with Wis. Stat. § 48.19(2), notify parents when a child, as defined in Wis. Stat. § 48.02(2), is taken into custody by the PD. S...
Information Sharing by School Personnel
