Jerome Joint School District No. 261

COMMUNITY RELATIONS 4400

Relations with the Law Enforcement and Child Protective Agencies

The primary responsibility for maintaining proper order and conduct in the schools is that of staff. Staff shall 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. Where 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, the law enforcement agency shall be called upon for assistance.

Information regarding major violations of the law shall be communicated to the appropriate law enforcement

agency.

The District shall strive to develop and maintain cooperative working relationships with the law enforcement

agencies. Procedures for cooperation between law enforcement, child protective and school authorities shall be

established. Such procedures shall be made available to affected staff and periodically revised.

Cross Reference: 4320 Disruption of School Operations

4410 Investigations and Arrests by Police

5260 Abused and Neglected Child Reporting

Legal Reference: I.C. § 33‐205 Denial of school attendance

I.C. § 33‐1605 Reporting of Abuse, abandonment or neglect

Policy History:

Adopted on: 10/24/06

Revised on: