Do not waive your rights or give consent for things you normally would not give consent to under the guise of contact information.
Connecticut General Statute 10-184, et. seq. School Attendance, requires children in the State of Connecticut between the ages of 5 and 18 to attend school. (Homeschool meets this requirement).
Signing or agreeing to things you don't feel comfortable with is NOT conditional to your child attending school and cannot bar your child from attending until you sign or give consent to certain rules or policies.
Rules and Policies exist and can be enforced regardless if you consent or agree.
The District has cleverly disguised a consent and waiver of rights embedded in their, "back to school Contact Forms".
The Electronic Use Policy is, in part, unlawful and unenforceable. 1st, 2nd and 3rd offenses all include CONFISCATION. This is an overreach of the districts authority. NO school administrator can confiscate any person property or yours or your childs' without your consent. This form gives the district consent.
Any school in the district still must comply with Search and Seizure laws. If your child is suspected of having contraband, such as a weapon or drugs, ONLY the police, exercising their authority under Probable Cause can search and seize (or confiscate) personal property. The exception being eminent risk of immediate danger to self, staff, students, visitors.
The school can, without permission access their property, such as a locker or desk. If your child has contraband in plain site, any school official (teacher, para, principal), can confiscate the item, as an employee or agent of the district.
If however, the suspected contraband is in your child's book bag or in their pocket, their authority stops. Police with a search warrant or under probable cause, may then, search and confiscate the item.
BE CAREFUL NOT TO WAIVE YOUR AND YOUR CHILD'S RIGHTS TO THE MOST FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT OF SEARCH AND SEIZURE
(And to all those parents who frequently ask, YES, school uniforms are legal and your child must wear a school uniform. School uniforms, for the reasons the district has previously presented to the courts, are legal and do not violate your child's rights).