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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin and City Council
FROM: Deborah A. Lang, Assistant Corporation Counsel and Lt. Weber, Aurora Police Department
DATE: May 16, 2019
SUBJECT:
A Resolution requesting the approval of an Agreement between Indian Prairie Community School District 204 (District 204) and the City of Aurora, through the Aurora Police Department, concerning reciprocal reporting of criminal offenses and quasi-criminal offenses committed by students enrolled in District 204.
PURPOSE:
This Resolution for an agreement between District 204 and the Aurora Police Department establishes guidelines for reciprocal reporting of criminal and/or quasi-criminal offenses committed by students enrolled within the school district.
BACKGROUND:
The Illinois School Code, under Section 105 ILCS 5/10-20.14, authorizes a school district and local law enforcement agencies to establish a protocol for a reciprocal reporting system regarding criminal and/or quasi-criminal offenses committed by students enrolled within the school district, within the bounds of the confidentiality requirements, applicable to school officials and police officers. This agreement defines a structure that school administrators and officers can follow so that both parties can efficiently and effectively prevent, eliminate and discourage acts of crime, violence and intimidation. .
DISCUSSION:
This Resolution for an Agreement between District 204 and the Aurora Police Department allows each party to share information pertaining to activity or suspected activity that would jeopardize the safe, orderly and violence-free environment of a school. The guidelines established in the agreement meet the requirements of the Juvenile Court Act, the Illinois Student Records Act and Sections 10-20.14 and 22020 of the Illinois School Code, to reduce juvenile crime, while also increasing school safety by promoting the exchange of appropriate information between District 203 and the Aurora Police Department.
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