Attorney General Opinion No.

Keith E. Schroeder Reno County District Attorney 210 W. 1st Street Hutchinson, Kansas 67501-5298

Dear Mr. Schroeder:

You inquire whether a school official can refuse to permit a law enforcement officer to interview a pupil on school property in connection with a criminal investigation where the pupil may be a potential witness. You indicate that the Kansas Association of School Boards (KASB) has advised its constituents in the affirmative. We concur.

A school superintendent has "charge and control" of his or her school, subject only to the dictates of the board of education.1 The board itself…