Administrative​ ​Procedure​ ​352

INTERROGATIONS​ ​BY​ ​EXTERNAL​ ​PERSONNEL Background Members​ ​of​ ​outside​ ​agencies,​ ​such​ ​as​ ​police​ ​officers​ ​and​ ​Child​ ​and​ ​Family​ ​Services​ ​workers, may​ ​wish​ ​to​ ​interview​ ​a​ ​student​ ​at​ ​school​ ​during​ ​the​ ​school​ ​day. School​ ​staff​ ​members​ ​are​ ​expected​ ​to​ ​cooperate​ ​with​ ​the​ ​police​ ​or​ ​other​ ​appropriate​ ​civilian authorities​ ​in​ ​the​ ​execution​ ​of​ ​their​ ​duties.​ ​However,​ ​staff​ ​members​ ​also​ ​have​ ​a​ ​responsibility​ ​to function​ ​in​ ​the​ ​place​ ​of​ ​the​ ​parent​ ​during​ ​school​ ​hours. Procedures 1. Interviews​ ​of​ ​students​ ​when​ ​permitted,​ ​will​ ​be​ ​conducted​ ​in​ ​a​ ​manner​ ​that​ ​ensures​ ​students’ individual​ ​rights​ ​are​ ​protected. 2. Law​ ​enforcement​ ​officers,​ ​legal​ ​guardians​ ​of​ ​a​ ​student,​ ​and​ ​under​ ​some​ ​circumstances, Child​ ​and​ ​Family​ ​Services​ ​authorities​ ​may​ ​interview​ ​students​ ​at​ ​school. 3. Interviews​ ​by​ ​Law​ ​Enforcement​ ​officers 3.1

The​ ​district​ ​strongly​ ​encourages​ ​investigating​ ​officers​ ​and​ ​officials​ ​to​ ​conduct​ ​their investigation​ ​of​ ​students​ ​away​ ​from​ ​the​ ​school,​ ​unless​ ​they​ ​deem​ ​such​ ​interviews essential​ ​for​ ​a​ ​proper​ ​investigation.

3.2

When​ ​law​ ​enforcement​ ​authorities​ ​find​ ​it​ ​necessary​ ​to​ ​visit​ ​a​ ​school​ ​to​ ​interview​ ​a student,​ ​they​ ​shall​ ​report​ ​to​ ​the​ ​principal,​ ​provide​ ​appropriate​ ​identification​ ​of themselves​ ​and​ ​make​ ​known​ ​the​ ​purpose​ ​of​ ​their​ ​visit.​ ​The​ ​principal​ ​shall​ ​record​ ​and retain​ ​the​ ​contact​ ​information​ ​of​ ​all​ ​law​ ​enforcement​ ​officers​ ​present.

3.3

Prior​ ​to​ ​the​ ​interview​ ​taking​ ​place,​ ​attempts​ ​are​ ​to​ ​be​ ​made​ ​to​ ​contact​ ​the parents/legal​ ​guardians,​ ​except​ ​in​ ​cases​ ​where​ ​the​ ​investigation​ ​has​ ​to​ ​do​ ​with alleged​ ​child​ ​abuse/neglect​ ​by​ ​the​ ​parent/legal​ ​guardian.​ ​If​ ​possible,​ ​parents/legal guardians​ ​are​ ​to​ ​be​ ​present​ ​at​ ​the​ ​interview.

3.4

If​ ​the​ ​parent/legal​ ​guardian​ ​cannot​ ​be​ ​present:

3.5

3.4.1

The​ ​principal​ ​or​ ​designate​ ​may​ ​sit​ ​in​ ​on​ ​the​ ​interview​ ​at​ ​the​ ​request​ ​of​ ​the youth.

3.4.2

The​ ​principal​ ​or​ ​designate​ ​does​ ​not​ ​automatically​ ​have​ ​the​ ​right​ ​to​ ​be​ ​present at​ ​interviews.

3.4.3

Students​ ​have​ ​the​ ​right​ ​to​ ​select​ ​their​ ​own​ ​advocate​ ​and​ ​may​ ​waive​ ​the​ ​right to​ ​have​ ​an​ ​adult​ ​present.

The​ ​principal​ ​will​ ​bring​ ​the​ ​student​ ​to​ ​the​ ​office​ ​where​ ​the​ ​interview​ ​will​ ​take​ ​place.

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3.6

The​ ​law​ ​enforcement​ ​officer​ ​is​ ​responsible​ ​for​ ​informing​ ​a​ ​student​ ​twelve​ ​to seventeen​ ​(12​ ​to​ ​17)​ ​years​ ​of​ ​age​ ​that: 3.6.1

The​ ​student​ ​is​ ​under​ ​no​ ​obligation​ ​to​ ​give​ ​a​ ​statement;

3.6.2

Any​ ​statement​ ​given​ ​by​ ​the​ ​student​ ​may​ ​be​ ​used​ ​as​ ​evidence​ ​in​ ​proceedings against​ ​them;

3.6.3

The​ ​student​ ​has​ ​the​ ​right​ ​to​ ​consult​ ​with:​ ​counsel​ ​or​ ​a​ ​parent/legal​ ​guardian; or,​ ​in​ ​the​ ​absence​ ​of​ ​a​ ​parent/legal​ ​guardian​ ​or​ ​adult​ ​relative,​ ​any​ ​other appropriate​ ​individual​ ​of​ ​their​ ​choice​ ​that​ ​is​ ​over​ ​eighteen​ ​(18)​ ​years​ ​of​ ​age; and

3.6.4

Any​ ​statement​ ​made​ ​by​ ​the​ ​student​ ​must​ ​be​ ​made​ ​in​ ​the​ ​presence​ ​of​ ​the person​ ​consulted​ ​unless​ ​the​ ​student​ ​expressly​ ​waives​ ​that​ ​right​ ​in​ ​writing.

3.7

If​ ​the​ ​student​ ​requests​ ​the​ ​principal​ ​or​ ​other​ ​staff​ ​member​ ​be​ ​present​ ​during​ ​the interview,​ ​it​ ​is​ ​desirable​ ​that​ ​the​ ​individual​ ​comply​ ​“in​ ​loco​ ​parentis”.​ ​However,​ ​the staff​ ​member​ ​is​ ​not​ ​obligated.​ ​Therefore,​ ​if​ ​the​ ​request​ ​is​ ​refused,​ ​the​ ​student​ ​may select​ ​another​ ​adult​ ​to​ ​be​ ​present.

3.8

The​ ​principal​ ​or​ ​designate​ ​can​ ​request​ ​to​ ​“sit​ ​in”​ ​on​ ​the​ ​interview,​ ​as​ ​a​ ​silent observer.​ ​The​ ​law​ ​enforcement​ ​officer​ ​is​ ​then​ ​responsible​ ​to​ ​inform​ ​the​ ​student​ ​of​ ​the request.​ ​If​ ​the​ ​student​ ​does​ ​not​ ​consent,​ ​the​ ​principal​ ​or​ ​designate​ ​may​ ​then: 3.8.1

Allow​ ​the​ ​interview​ ​to​ ​proceed​ ​without​ ​the​ ​principal​ ​or​ ​designate​ ​in attendance;​ ​or

3.8.2

Request​ ​that​ ​the​ ​interview​ ​be​ ​removed​ ​from​ ​the​ ​school​ ​premises.

3.9

Before​ ​removing​ ​a​ ​student​ ​from​ ​the​ ​school,​ ​the​ ​law​ ​enforcement​ ​officer​ ​is​ ​to communicate​ ​by​ ​phone​ ​with​ ​the​ ​parent/legal​ ​guardian​ ​and​ ​inform​ ​them​ ​of​ ​the​ ​course of​ ​action​ ​taken.

3.10

In​ ​the​ ​event​ ​of​ ​arrest/apprehension,​ ​the​ ​law​ ​enforcement​ ​officer​ ​and​ ​the​ ​student​ ​shall leave​ ​the​ ​school​ ​immediately.

3.11

The​ ​responsibility​ ​for​ ​notifying​ ​parents/legal​ ​guardians​ ​about​ ​an​ ​investigation​ ​rests with​ ​the​ ​law​ ​enforcement​ ​officer.​ ​The​ ​principal​ ​is​ ​to​ ​clarify​ ​with​ ​the​ ​law​ ​enforcement officer​ ​that​ ​the​ ​parents/legal​ ​guardians​ ​will​ ​be​ ​informed​ ​about​ ​the​ ​investigation,​ ​any arrest​ ​taking​ ​place​ ​and​ ​the​ ​contact​ ​information​ ​of​ ​the​ ​law​ ​enforcement​ ​officer,​ ​if​ ​it involves​ ​students​ ​under​ ​eighteen​ ​(18)​ ​years​ ​of​ ​age,​ ​and​ ​when​ ​contact​ ​with​ ​the parents/legal​ ​guardians​ ​will​ ​be​ ​made.

3.12

The​ ​principal​ ​is​ ​required​ ​to​ ​express​ ​the​ ​district’s​ ​position​ ​to​ ​law​ ​enforcement​ ​officers.

3.13

Any​ ​unusual​ ​circumstances​ ​must​ ​be​ ​reported​ ​immediately​ ​to​ ​the​ ​superintendent​ ​or designate.

4. Interview​ ​by​ ​Child​ ​and​ ​Family​ ​Services​ ​Workers 4.1

When​ ​Child​ ​and​ ​Family​ ​Services​ ​workers​ ​find​ ​it​ ​necessary​ ​to​ ​visit​ ​a​ ​school​ ​to interview​ ​a​ ​student,​ ​they​ ​shall​ ​report​ ​to​ ​the​ ​principal,​ ​provide​ ​appropriate identification,​ ​make​ ​known​ ​the​ ​nature​ ​of​ ​the​ ​investigation​ ​and​ ​indicate​ ​why​ ​the interview​ ​must​ ​be​ ​conducted.​ ​The​ ​principal​ ​shall​ ​record​ ​and​ ​retain​ ​the​ ​contact

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information​ ​of​ ​all​ ​Child​ ​and​ ​Family​ ​workers​ ​present. 4.2

If​ ​the​ ​matter​ ​is​ ​urgent​ ​and​ ​there​ ​is​ ​a​ ​need​ ​to​ ​conduct​ ​the​ ​interview​ ​during​ ​school hours,​ ​the​ ​principal​ ​or​ ​designate​ ​shall​ ​advise​ ​the​ ​official​ ​of​ ​the​ ​location​ ​of​ ​the​ ​student and​ ​escort​ ​the​ ​official​ ​to​ ​that​ ​location,​ ​after​ ​which​ ​the​ ​principal​ ​will​ ​bring​ ​the​ ​student to​ ​the​ ​office​ ​where​ ​the​ ​interview​ ​will​ ​take​ ​place.

4.3

Interviews​ ​are​ ​to​ ​be​ ​permitted​ ​on​ ​school​ ​premises​ ​in​ ​cases​ ​of​ ​suspected​ ​child​ ​abuse or​ ​neglect​ ​when​ ​the​ ​investigation​ ​involves​ ​suspected​ ​physical/sexual​ ​abuse.

4.4

The​ ​principal,​ ​following​ ​consultation​ ​with​ ​the​ ​student​ ​and​ ​the​ ​Child​ ​and​ ​Family Services​ ​worker,​ ​will​ ​determine​ ​whether​ ​or​ ​not​ ​it​ ​is​ ​in​ ​the​ ​best​ ​interest​ ​of​ ​the​ ​child​ ​to have​ ​a​ ​staff​ ​member​ ​sit​ ​in​ ​on​ ​the​ ​interview.

4.5

Child​ ​and​ ​Family​ ​Services​ ​authorities​ ​have​ ​the​ ​power​ ​to​ ​apprehend​ ​a​ ​child​ ​where there​ ​is​ ​sufficient​ ​evidence​ ​to​ ​suggest​ ​the​ ​child​ ​is​ ​in​ ​need​ ​of​ ​protection.

4.6

Child​ ​and​ ​Family​ ​Services​ ​are​ ​not​ ​authorized​ ​to​ ​take​ ​a​ ​child​ ​from​ ​the​ ​school​ ​unless they​ ​have​ ​apprehended​ ​them​ ​or​ ​the​ ​child​ ​is​ ​under​ ​wardship.

4.7

The​ ​responsibility​ ​for​ ​notifying​ ​parents/legal​ ​guardians​ ​about​ ​an​ ​investigation​ ​rests with​ ​the​ ​Child​ ​and​ ​Family​ ​Services​ ​worker.​ ​The​ ​principal​ ​is​ ​to​ ​clarify​ ​with​ ​the​ ​worker that​ ​the​ ​parents/legal​ ​guardians​ ​will​ ​be​ ​informed​ ​about​ ​the​ ​investigation,​ ​any apprehension​ ​taking​ ​place​ ​and​ ​the​ ​contact​ ​information​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Child​ ​and​ ​Family Services​ ​workers,​ ​if​ ​it​ ​involves​ ​students​ ​under​ ​eighteen​ ​(18)​ ​years​ ​of​ ​age,​ ​and​ ​when contact​ ​with​ ​the​ ​parents/legal​ ​guardians​ ​will​ ​be​ ​made.

Approval​ ​Date:

April​ ​12,​ ​2016

Reference:

School​ ​Act,​ ​Section​ ​18,​ ​20,​ ​45,​ ​45.1,​ ​60,​ ​61,​ ​113 Child,​ ​Youth​ ​and​ ​Family​ ​Enhancement​ ​Act Youth​ ​Criminal​ ​Justice​ ​Act Criminal​ ​Code​ ​(Canada)

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