Student Search and Seizure Administrative Guidelines/Regulations

The following guidelines implement Board Policy C550 on student search and seizure. 

Collection and Analysis of Data 

A committee consisting of Administrators and the Coordinator of Safety and Security shall be  responsible for collecting, summarizing, and reporting information to all employees that will  assist the Corporation in: 

• identifying circumstances which indicate the presence of a contraband on school property or at a school activity; or 
• describing those circumstances in detail sufficient to constitute "individualized, reasonable suspicion." 

Parking Agreement 

Each student bringing a vehicle on school property and the owner of each vehicle brought on  school property by a student shall sign the Student Parking Agreement document found under C550-E. 

Record Keeping 

For each search of a student or a student's property, an administrator shall submit a memorandum to the principal stating: 

• the information upon which the search was based, i.e. the individualized, reasonable suspicion; 
• the time, date, location, persons present, and students and/or places searched;
• a description of each item seized and its disposition; and
• the time and date of notice to the parent or guardian  

In addition, the principal, this memorandum shall be sent to the Coordinator of Safety and  Security as coordinator of the committee within one week of the search. A copy of each  memorandum shall be kept by an administrator in each building designated by the principal and shall be kept separate from the named student’s cumulative educational records information. 

Correspondence Concerning Seized Items 

Where the owner of a seized item of value that may be lawfully possessed does not respond to at  least two phone calls and/or emails to pick up a seized item, the principal or a designee shall  notify the owner in writing that the item must be picked up within thirty (30) calendar days or the item will be destroyed or utilized by the school. No seized item shall be treated as personal property by a school employee.

West Lafayette Community School Corporation

Adopted: January 9, 2026

Revised: [date]