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Newport News Police Department - Operational Manual
OPS-445 - INVESTIGATIONS ON SCHOOL PROPERTY
Amends/Supersedes: OPS-445 (01/07/2009) Date of Issue: 02/12/2020
I. GENERAL
A. Officers will respond to schools when requested, and will coordinate any investigation
conducted therein with the Office of the Principal and the assigned School Resource Officer
(SRO), when available.
B. Officers will respond and investigate all reported felony violations on school property, whether
or not school is in session.
C. The investigating officer shall inform the principal, and any assigned SRO, of any investigation
conducted on school property during school hours.
D. For the purposes of this policy, occurrences on school property include: incidents on school
buses; at school bus stops, and school-sponsored activities.
II. PROCEDURE
A. Minor administrative infractions that occur during school hours on school property are the
responsibility of the school personnel.
B. School authorities will investigate injuries on school property occurring during school, unless
the injury is determined by school officials not to be accidental and classifiable as a felony
criminal violation.
C. The Code of Virginia requires the principal, or his designee, to report to police any violations
as outlined in the Code of Virginia 搂 22.1-279.3:1.
D. School Resource Officers (SROs) [44.2.4]
1. The SROs will investigate and address any routine criminal activity, reported criminal
activity, or suspected criminal activity, taking place:
a. on school property;
b. on a school bus;
c. at a school bus stop; or
d. at a school sanctioned activity or event.
2. Routine criminal activity includes, but is not limited to, the following:
a. truancy;
b. trespassing;
c. threats;
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