The Kentucky Supreme Court is considering a case from Nelson County that could require school officials to give the Miranda warning — you have the right to remain silent and anything you say can and will be used against you — when questioning a student with a school resource officer present.
Principals frequently work in concert with such officers — there are 254 sworn police working in Kentucky schools, according to the Kentucky Center for School Safety, and up to 60 percent of schools nationwide have one on campus.
Miranda warnings are required when a subject is in custody — when a suspect thinks he’s not free to leave — and at issue is whether a student grilled in the principal’s inherently fits that description.
Opponents of requiring the warnings in school say administrators have more important things to do.
Kentucky Journal of Criminal Justice Education & Research
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Kentucky Supreme Court considering Miranda warning for students- Louisville Courier Journal
