Legal Question in Personal Injury in California
my 5 yr old child is in the Los angeles unified school district and was accused of sex assault on another student for touoching inappropriately.. is it legal for the child to be questioned by the prinicpal in private prior to either parent being called and alerted of the situation?
3 Answers from Attorneys
The parent does NOT need to be included. However, the school IS required to call the police! Probably the principal did break the law, but in your child's FAVOR.
Mr. Stone could be correct about the school being obligated to call the police, but really?? This is absurd!
Law Guru is a legal website, designed to address legal questions, and not a blog to offer opinions. However, after reading your question, I became really outraged, and I want to help. It would be nice to rip the hoods off the faceless burearocrats who insist on such crazy laws (designed to destroy our youth), so we know who they are, and then we can kick them out!
Please call my office to discuss your options.
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Dear Parent,
I responded to your lawguru question back on Nov 10 regarding your 5 year old child�s situation, but I have not heard back from you.
I consulted with a child psychologist about your son�s situation (anonymously of course, because I do not know who your are) and she told me what I already knew, which is, a 5 year old child does not have the capacity to commit a sexual assault. When Mr. Stone, the other attorney said that the school should have called the police, maybe he�s right legally, but socially and morally, the idea is crazy and absurd.
I respectfully ask that you contact me directly to discuss your child�s situation. You can call my office at 818.385.0520. If this was not a public forum, I would give you my cell, but for now, this is the best I can do. I feel we must fight back.
Thank you in advance for your prompt response.