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A person climbs the stairs of the South Dakota Capitol. (Joshua Haiar/SD Searchlight)

Panel backs proposal to require law enforcement to inform schools of suspected criminal activity by students

BY: - January 24, 2023

A Senate panel endorsed a bill that would require law enforcement to inform school officials when a student is suspected of violating the law. Current law says officers “may” report their suspicions to school officials. Opponents and several members of the juvenile justice summer study committee said most school districts already communicate well with law […]