An article posted today on edweek.com titled "High Court Cases Focus on In-School Questionings" by Mark Walsh tackles the issue of police questioning in schools. In one particular school, a young girl was pulled from her class for questioning in a suspected sexual abuse case. After two hours of interrogation, the girl finally admitted to being sexually abused by her father. Although the case has proven to be a flop, the mother of the girl was very upset about the presence of the police officers in the school in addition to questioning her daughter without parental consent. The mother decided to sue both the school district and the investigators.
This issue brings up many questions. The article emphasizes the idea that police should not be allowed to question students in their schools without a warrant or parental consent. The article also voices the concern that children will not view their schools as safe places to learn and that schools should not be "satellite police stations". So my question is this: How do you feel about police questioning in schools? Should officers be able to investigate abuse cases (as well as other things) by questioning a child at school? What role does local authority play within the confines of the school?
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