My son trusted the school resource officer with personal information that was repeated to others
Full Question:
Can a resource officer at a school tell information to a school's assistant principle if the information was promised not to be told to anyone by a county police officer? Then, that information was told to several teachers and was even mentioned in one teachers class
that my son was busted last night, although no drugs were found. Now the school is telling him that he is not allowed to play baseball his junior year. Does he have any rights as a minor? Do we have any legal rights for your son?
04/28/2009 |
Category: Schools |
State: ALL |
#16278
Answer:
Arrest records are public records. They may include detailed information about the person arrested, the incident leading to the arrest and the victim. These records can be closed if their release would endanger an ongoing investigation or public safety. If the person arrested is found innocent of the charges, he or she may ask to have the record sealed and claim they have never been arrested.
There isn't a right to privacy attached to public records. Those who promise not to share the information may be under a moral obligation, but not a legal obligation, not to share what is a matter of public record.
