Section 8-19-22 - Police interviews in school for school-related offenses (a) Police officers may appear at a school to question a student. Upon arrival at the school, the police officer shall be directed to the principal or designee to request permission to interview a student. If permission to interview a student is to be granted, the principal or designee shall make an effort to inform the parent of the police interview and the right to be present when the interview is conducted. The interview may be conducted if the principal or designee is unable to inform the parent or if the parent is informed and declines to be present, or if after a reasonable period of time after the notice is given the parent fails to appear at school for the police interview.(b) The principal or designee shall be present during a police interview unless excluded by the police officer.(c) If a student is arrested, the principal or designee shall follow the procedures prescribed in section 8-19-24.[Eff 9/1/82; am and ren § 8-19-14, 5/23/86; am and comp 7/19/93; comp 5/19/97; comp 2/22/01; am and comp 9/10/09] (Auth: HRS § 302A-1112) (Imp: Hawaii Const. Art. X, §3; HRS §§ 302A-1101, 302A-1112)