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Can the police interrogate a child on campus without parental/guardian consent or notification?
Yes. Nothing in current law requires school officials or the police to obtain parental or guardian?s consent in order to interrogate a student on campus about criminal activity.2 No notification to the parents is required even after the minor has been questioned.3 The parent or guardian may learn about the questioning only later when the child tells his or her parent or guardian what happened at school.
The police are not required to permit a parent, guardian or school official to be present while the police are questioning a student. This is true even though the child may not have a genuine understanding of his or her rights while being questioned.
Under existing law, a parent or guardian MUST be notified immediately if either of the following occur4.
? The police take the child off-campus for interrogation or questioning. The parent or guardian is entitled to be informed where the child is being taken.
? The police arrest the child at school.
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