SRO Legal & Ethical Issues 3

Question 1

A student with an IEP is arrested by the SRO for disruptive behavior directly related to their disability. What additional consideration applies?

Accepted Answer

A manifestation determination review must assess whether the behavior was caused by the disability

Answer

Under IDEA, a manifestation determination review is required to determine if the behavior was a manifestation of the student's disability before certain disciplinary actions are taken.

Question 2

An SRO overhears a student confide to a friend about plans to harm themselves that evening. The SRO's ethical duty to report this is known as:

Accepted Answer

Duty to warn

Answer

The duty to warn obligates officers to act when they become aware of credible threats of harm to a person, including self-harm.

Question 3

Under Title IX, an SRO's failure to adequately investigate a sexual assault on campus could expose the school district to:

Accepted Answer

Loss of federal funding and civil liability

Answer

Title IX requires schools to respond promptly and effectively to sexual harassment and assault; failure to do so can result in loss of federal funding and civil lawsuits.

Question 4

Which Supreme Court ruling established that students do not 'shed their constitutional rights at the schoolhouse gate'?

Accepted Answer

Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District

Answer

Tinker v. Des Moines (1969) affirmed that students retain First Amendment and other constitutional rights while in school.

Question 5

An SRO is asked by the principal to conduct a strip search of a student suspected of hiding marijuana. The SRO should:

Accepted Answer

Refuse; strip searches of students require exigent circumstances and are subject to heightened scrutiny under Safford v. Redding

Answer

Safford v. Redding (2009) held that strip searches of students are highly invasive and require more than reasonable suspicion of ordinary contraband.

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SRO Legal & Ethical Issues 3