Q: Can I use a recorded conversation as evidence against a school and school district?
I recently had a meeting with the principal and superintendent of my sons school regarding targeted, segregated, bullied, harassed, stalked, discriminated against and illegally searches my son has received several times by a female staff member. I brought a witness to this meeting who wanted to record but the superintendent and principal refused to be recorded, so we turned off the recorders. The principal and superintendent both made extremely disturbing comments, it was stated, that my son was a D and F student since 5th- 7th grade, when I asked why was he pushed through to the next grade and allowed to participate in school sports if he was a D/F student, the superintendent stated he did not have to answer my questions. The principal stated it was against California law for them to hold a student back and that they had no choice but to push my son through to the next grade. After the meeting I discovered the recording app did not close & recorded the meeting. Can I use the recording
A: You should immediately see a lawyer competent to handle school district and issues like yours, and place the recordings (or copies thereof) into the hands of the attorney for safekeeping until she can determine what to do with them. But do not relinquish control over the originals in your possession. You might never be able to use them in court, but the fact that you have them could be a benefit to you and, more importantly, your son. Discuss these matters with a good lawyer in the privacy of her office in order to determine what steps, if any, you should take.
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