Common use of Joint Law Enforcement and School Discipline Investigations Clause in Contracts

Joint Law Enforcement and School Discipline Investigations. In cases where school disciplinary investigations and law enforcement investigations into criminal activity overlap and relate to matters affecting health or safety (e.g., when both the school administration and SRO are investigating matters related to the presence of drugs or weapons on campus), it may be appropriate for school administrators and SROs to work in tandem. In such events, the criminal investigation takes precedence over school disciplinary issues. In such circumstances, the SRO shall be mindful of and clarify his or her role as a law enforcement officer conducting a law enforcement investigation when interviewing student witnesses, particularly students suspected of criminal wrongdoing. The SRO shall also adhere to all appropriate laws and standards governing law enforcement investigations and not assume that laws and standards that govern school disciplinary investigations will also apply to him or her in the course of conducting a criminal investigation.

Joint Law Enforcement and School Discipline Investigations. In cases where school disciplinary investigations and law enforcement investigations into criminal activity overlap and relate to matters affecting health or safety (e.g., when both the school administration and the SRO are investigating matters related to the presence of drugs or weapons on campus), it may be appropriate for school administrators and SROs the SRO to work in tandem. In such events, the criminal investigation takes precedence over school disciplinary issues. In such circumstances, the SRO shall be mindful of and clarify his or her role as a law enforcement officer conducting a law enforcement investigation when interviewing student witnesses, particularly students suspected of criminal wrongdoing. The SRO shall also adhere to all appropriate laws and standards governing law enforcement investigations and not assume that laws and standards that govern school disciplinary investigations will also apply to him or her in the course of conducting a criminal investigation.