7:150 - Agency and Law Enforcement Requests

The District recognizes the right of every student to equal access to a free public education under state and federal law, consistent with Board policy 7:10, Equal Educational Opportunities. District administrators and staff stand in loco parentis when government agency and law enforcement authority requests occur at school.

Federal and State Law Requirements Regarding Citizenship and Immigration Status in Schools

No student shall be denied an education based on the student's, or their parent's/guardian's, actual or perceived citizenship or immigration status. Based on such status, the District will not:

  1. Exclude a student from participating in, or deny them the benefits of, any District program or activity.
  2. Use policies or procedures or engage in practices that have the effect of excluding a student from participating in or denying the benefits of any District program or activity.
  3. Use policies or procedures or engage in practices that have the effect of excluding participation of a student's parent(s)/guardian(s) from District parental engagement activities or programs.
  4. Request or collect information or documentation from a student or their parent(s)/guardian(s) about citizenship or immigration status unless required by state or federal law.
  5. Designate immigration status, citizenship, place of birth, nationality, or national origin as directory information.
  6. Threaten to disclose information related to the actual or perceived citizenship or immigration status of a student or a person associated with the student to any other person, entity, or immigration or law enforcement agency.
  7. Disclose information related to the perceived citizenship or immigration status of a student or a person associated with the student to any other person, entity, or immigration or law enforcement agency if the District does not have direct knowledge of the student's or associated person's actual citizenship or immigration status, subject to the requirements in 105 ILCS 5/22-105(c)(3).
  8. Disclose information related to the actual citizenship or immigration status of a student or a person associated with the student to any other person or nongovernmental entity if the District has direct knowledge of the student's or associated person's actual citizenship status, subject to the requirements in 105 ILCS 5/22-105(c)(3).

State law does not prohibit or restrict the District from sending or receiving information about the citizenship or immigration status of an individual to or from the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security or any other governmental entity under 8 U.S.C. §§1373 and 1644.

The Superintendent shall develop procedures for reviewing and authorizing requests from law enforcement agents attempting to enter a school or school facility by July 1, 2026, in accordance with the requirements of 105 ILCS 5/22-105(c)(2) and (4).

Responding to Agency and Law Enforcement Requests

The Superintendent shall develop procedures to manage requests by government agencies or law enforcement authorities regarding students at school. Procedures will:

  1. Recognize individual student rights and privacy.
  2. Recognize the potential impact the release of information or an interview may have on an individual student.
  3. Minimize potential disruption.
  4. Foster a cooperative relationship with government agencies and law enforcement authorities.
  5. Maintain discipline and recognize that school employees stand in the relationship of the parents/guardians to the students during the school day.
  6. Comply with state law including, but not limited to, ensuring that before a law enforcement agent, school resource officer, or other school security person detains and questions on school grounds a student under 18 years of age who is suspected of committing a criminal act, the Superintendent or designee will:
    1. Notify or attempt to notify the student’s parent(s)/guardian(s) and document the time and manner in writing;
    2. Make reasonable efforts to arrange for the student’s parent’s/guardian’s presence during questioning or, if they are not present, arrange for a school employees (including, but not limited to, a school social worker, psychologist, nurse, or any other mental health professional) presence during the questioning; and
    3. If practicable, make reasonable efforts to arrange for a trained law enforcement officer to promote safe interactions and communications to be present with the student during questioning.
  7. Manage reviewing and authorizing requests from law enforcement agents attempting to enter a school or school facility, in accordance with the requirements of 105 ILCS 5/22-105(c)(4).

Adopted: March 16, 1998
Revised: January 23, 2017; November 14, 2022; February 23, 2026

Legal References:

  • U.S. Constitution, Amend. IV.
  • 8 U.S.C. §1373 and §1644.
  • Plyler v. Doe, 457 U.S. 202 (1982).
  • Ill. Constitution, Art. I, §6.
  • 105 ILCS 5/10-20.64, 5/10-20.68, 5/22-88, 5/22-105, and 5/24-24.
  • 55 ILCS 80/, Children’s Advocacy Center Act.
  • 325 ILCS 5/, Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act.
  • 720 ILCS 5/31-1 et seq., Interference with Public Officers Act.
  • 725 ILCS 120/, Rights of Crime Victims and Witnesses Act.