Student Suspended for Casting A Curse
Robert O'Brien
obrien at WVWC.EDU
Mon Nov 6 22:23:50 PST 2000
James Maule remarked
> School officials generally have little sense of how to interrogate
> a student in a manner that does not violate their rights. It's just not
> something to which they or the school districts pay much attention, or
understand.
I am not sure what Maule is referring to. My impression is that the courts
have consistently held that questioning by school officials is not
custodial questioning which requires a Miranda warning. Am I wrong? A
private citizen cannot violate a person's rights by asking questions, it
seems to me.
Bob O'Brien
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