Responses to INDY questions submitted 9/30/2016 1 What are your hiring practices with regards to LGBTQ applicants? ‘The Wake County Sheriff's Office is an equal opportunity employer and we hire based on qualifications. Do you have any written policies and practices for your officers to deal and have you made those public? LGBTQ detainees, Our practices for dealing with LGBTQ detainees during intake are set forth in Section 1/7 and 41/13 of the Wake County Detention Operations Manual. Copies of these practices are attached. {All Detention Officers are required to successfully complete the state mandated Detention Officer Certification Course which includes training on the duty to supervise and protect, inmates. A copy of the relevant section is attached. This year all detention officers will receive a four hour block of instruction on the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) of 2003 as part of the annual state mandated in-service training. A copy of the training materials is attached. Do you know if you have any transgender officers? If not, how do you know? We are unaware of any transgender officer, we don’t ask. How do you determine assignment to jail cells? L.e., if someone is transgender and identifies. as a woman, who are they grouped with? All inmates go through our classification process and are housed to confinement units that best meet their individual needs and that reasonably protect the inmate, other inmates, the jail staff, ‘and the public. Our classification process complies with the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) of 2003. What are your rules regarding bathroom use, and are those policies written? : PO. Box Donnie Harrison Raleigh NO27602 Wake County Sheriff 919.856.6900Our rules regarding bathroom use are included in Wake County Detention Operations Manual section 1/13.03 and 1/13.04 which is attached. Prior to the incident, have you had any other disputes with the schools over the school resource officers? If so, why? In the past there have been minor issues, generally related to personality conflicts between the SRO's and school administrators. We have been able to resolve these issues, sometimes by reassigning the SRO to another school. We have had the occasion to reassign SRO's at the school administrator's request, and at the request of the SRO.Page 1 of 2 Fwd: OE Charles L West IT to: Richard L Johnson C 4 09/08/2016 09:05 PM. Ami mM CNT Hide Details From: Charles L West Il/Wake County To: Richard L Johnson/Sherift/Wake County@wake county, Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: ae T _ eA y a on Date: To: } sa, The following is in regards to the incident that we discussed earler today 2s on duly asthe assigned School Resource Officer fr lll roximatoly 1400 hours Whe walking around the gyn | we On 918/16 | ‘approaches that they needed to ask me a question due (0 some INormaton receved eterna stated thay Mate jender student enrolled in the sixin grade has tecenty beet fo use the female locker room. The student was to be allowed to change clothes or “dress out” with other female students <0 as long as the child kept their underwear on. The child is 2 male student that self identifies as 2 female. told jhem that this scenario was ok’d by the lawyer team for Wake -onfirmed that this policy had been set in place by Furthermore, at they observed the student walk out of the twas explained to me b rat pros to the beginning ofthe school year a plan had bem ed Tor two Vansgendersintgrade sludents to use the oul restrooms nth Both bathrooms! gender signs have been covered to acconmeoases the stucents, These Battfooms are single occupancy with dtasaing tables andthe pian cate goo both students to use them to “dress cut for gym clags Ate saw the student wk out of the female locker room invitation ofthe plan they immediately Oomtetcd a sovoot oon ia et 0 was fold thatthe family now ented thelr chid ta beable fo use he he locker room facities. This request had apparenlly been approved byMgith the stipulation teat the child kep! thei underwear on. The toahers wer tot by mmm tte ei was seers ee the legal team of Wake County Public Schools | was ted bp at this new plan of allowing the child to use the female locker room whl the som grade castes vere enero would bein effect uni the school received complains rom the parent at he feels cane nat this child would be changing With. SINNER) ere concerned due to the children being in their care and knowing that there is a legal oblgation to abide by the Norh Carslna ig ret oo en use ofrestroome that are designated forthe sex ofthe occupant told te AMS cee completely sure ofthe criminal aspect ofthis and that | would find out mova infortetoc inch a 9/9/2016Page 2 of 2 | contactecMNINEEand explained the incident MIN advised me to MO 202 te oan ce cong a ceshonc wil mwnat | had learned and directed me to contact the EOMImstet fo find out their policy on the matter also stated that | needed to contact Mr. Russ Smith who is the lead Supervisor of security at Wake County Public Schools to find out more information on the bathroom. policy and make him awere of the situation at Alter speaking wit Leontacte to update him on what fmm has rceceted mo Leh ni won auirinctclon © gs no ea Pir, and exlained to him that had been ntrmed about the locker com stucco eae hin that Whie lated what has Been od about re ew plan lacs forthe st AS nodded his hed MIM stated that he needed to col MINN sfter | asked himwher ihe pola WRI 2: placod on spocker shone vz IIE epnone | tld nat | nad been tld that there was a new policy in effect that alowed @ male student who iderilRes as a female to ess out inthe female locker room with female students. Furthermore this pian had been approved by lawyers of Wake County Public School and would stay in place untl there were complains from the other childrens parents, QI fst response was, "Ok. Wall first need to now who you heagd this Information from Because they have violated the chils's gts Spe Knew that no parents would have contacteate STientts Ofice beeause rene et the parents had been informed about the Stustion MMM ststed that he was very disappointed that | cid cetera er Soot opeaking to er sa ebaned MMM at uring the course criminal investigation, | have every right to talk to any persone Weed without Her consent sated that | have possibly violated the child's civil rights 2s well. She went an to say thal Who spoke to me need to report fo Human Resources due to the conflict and that thie rar coud coe! hem he obs MMM 2s very demanding an was not Pappy that would ‘at divulge more information to hers Due to ner hostile demeanor informed her that | would net speak to her further about the investigation until possibly a later date. Prior to the end of the Conversation she said that she had no knowledge of the incident having taken place. This statement as in contradiction to questions and statements she made to me that acknowledged the incident had occurred. It also contradicted her statement thatthe legal department had been Involved with this alleged poli fas present for some of the conversation, but not the entirety I contacte 4 to ac token 2 negative tum and that! do not feel until there is a face to face meeting with my ‘After my conversation with explain that the conver comfortable working supervisors present. ‘no Wake County Sheriff's Office 330 S. Salisbury St. Raleigh, N.C. 27602 ete 9/2016Page | of 1 Tami, Thanks. | had just sent an email asking you to clarify in legal language specifics of what Bill Fletcher wrote to me. Someone in the Republican Party needs to bring them into accountability and do a press release that specifically shows where they are breaking the law and expose it so parents can bring whatever lawsuit they want. I'm sure there are some parents who would be very aggressive in this. Thanks for the clarification. Melvin rami Fitzgerald Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2016 8:58 AM To: Melvin Bright Subject: Re: News & Observer Article..."Wake Sheriff wants consistent policy” Melvin, ‘Wake County Schools are violating HB2, whichis still good law. It places a duty on the school system to make label bathrooms and locker rooms "male" and "female" and to ensure that they are used in accordance with a person's birth certificate. They cannot abide by the law and just let the principle choose what policy to have. The state has established the policy, and HB2 should be followed, Tami Sent from my iPad > On Sep 27, 2016, at 8:43 PM, Melvin Bright wrote: >this file:///C:/Users/wes2840/A ppData/Local/Temp/notes337250/C.htm 9/29/2016