Relations with the Law Enforcement, Child Protective Agencies and the County Health Department

Policy No. 4310  

Community Relations  

Montesano School District No. 66  

Relations with the Law Enforcement, Child Protective  Agencies and the County Health Department  

District staff bear the primary responsibility for maintaining proper order and conduct in the  schools. Staff will be responsible for holding students accountable for infractions of school rules,  which may include minor violations of the law occurring during school hours or at school  activities.  

When there is substantial threat to the health and safety of students or others, such as in the case  of bomb threats, mass demonstrations with threat of violence, individual threats of substantial  bodily harm, trafficking in prohibited drugs or the scheduling of events where large crowds may  be difficult to handle, law enforcement or other government agencies will be called upon for  assistance. Information regarding major violations of the law will be communicated to the  appropriate law enforcement agency.  

The district will strive to develop and maintain cooperative working relationships with law  enforcement and other government agencies. The superintendent will meet with law  enforcement, child protective authorities and health department officials to establish agreed upon  procedures. Such procedures should address the handling of child abuse and neglect allegations  and cases, the handling of bomb threats, arrests by law enforcement officers on school premises,  the availability of law enforcement personnel for crowd control purposes, the processes for  investigating possible criminal activity involving students, reporting of communicable disease  cases and investigations, and other matters that affect school, law enforcement and other agency  cooperation. Such procedures will be made available to affected staff and periodically revised.  

Cross References: Board Policy 3231 Student Records

 3432 Emergencies

 3414 Infectious Diseases

Legal Reference: RCW 26.44.050 Abuse or neglect of child — Duty of law  enforcement agency or department of  

social and health services — Taking  

child into custody without court order,  

when

RCW 26.44.110 Written statement required  

RCW 26.44.115 Notice required  

RCW 28A.635.020 Wilfully disobeying school administrative  

personnel or refusing to leave public  

property, violations, when — Penalty  

Management Resources: 

Policy News, February 1998 FERPA limits student records access 

 Policy News, April 2001 Compliance Office Provides FERPA Update  

School District Name: Montesano  

Revised: 12.11  

Classification: Priority