Outline of the state of Wisconsin
State
Wisconsin
Authorizes schools to refer to law enforcement

Category
Limits on Referrals to Law Enforcement

Category
Limits on Referrals to Law Enforcement

State law authorizes districts to refer students to local law enforcement.

Wisconsin Administrative Code PI 32.03 Comprehensive kindergarten through grade 12 AODA programs, application requirements, and awarding of grants.

(1) AODA PROGRAM POLICIES. Except projects funded under s. PI 32.04, a school board conducting an AODA program shall establish policies and procedures that clearly articulate how the program will operate. In developing policies under this section, a school board shall consider requiring any of the following: (c) That school administrators, principals, pupil services professionals and teachers employed by the school board are aware of the provisions under s. 118.257, Stats., pertaining to liability for referral to police, when referring pupils to law enforcement authorities for removal from school grounds or school sponsored activities as a result of suspicion of possession or consumption of an alcoholic beverage or controlled substance.

Policy Type
Regulation

Wisconsin Administrative Code PI 38.13 Comprehensive kindergarten through grade 12 AODA programs, application requirements, and awarding of grants

(1) AODA PROGRAM POLICIES. Except projects funded under s. PI 38.14 , a school board conducting an AODA program shall establish policies and procedures that clearly articulate how the program will operate. In developing policies under this section, a school board shall consider requiring any of the following: (c) That school administrators, principals, pupil services professionals and teachers employed by the school board are aware of the provisions under s. 118.257, Stats ., pertaining to liability for referral to police, when referring pupils to law enforcement authorities for removal from school grounds or school sponsored activities as a result of suspicion of possession or consumption of an alcoholic beverage or controlled substance.

Policy Type
Regulation

Wisconsin Statutes 118.07 Health and safety requirements.

(cm) Neither a school board nor a governing body of a private school may include in a school safety plan any of the following:

  1. A requirement for an employee to contact a school administrator, school official, or any other person before calling the telephone number “911”.
  2. A prohibition against an employee reporting school violence or a threat of school violence directly to a law enforcement agency.
  3. A prohibition against an employee reporting a suspicious individual or activity directly to a law enforcement agency.
Policy Type
Statute