Colchester, Connecticut

5145.11P Questioning and Apprehension

Board of Education Meeting 6:00PM REVISED 12/7/2020

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PROPOSED CHANGES FOR CLARITY
                                                                                        5145.11P

                                                                                      STUDENTS

                              QUESTIONING AND APPREHENSION

Student Interviews

Individual students ​suspected of a serious offense​ may not be interviewed ​as part of an
investigation ​by any person except an employee of the Board of Education without the
approval of the Principal and notification of the Superintendent of Schools. The Principal shall
be present at any interview approved by him/her, and shall notify the parents/guardians if the
child is to be interviewed to ask if they wish to be present at the interview.



Legal Reference:              Connecticut General Statutes

                              46b-133 (P.A. 83-504 An Act Concerning the Processing of
                              Children Arrested for Serious Juvenile Offenses)



Policy adopted:               July 9, 2002
Revised:                      December 8, 2020

COLCHESTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Colchester, Connecticut




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