David Solet, Esq., Former Chief of the Cold Case Unit of the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office, presented at Massachusetts Partnerships for Youth’s “Search and Seizure in Modern School Environments” seminar on May 12. (Photo Courtesy Massachusetts Partnerships for Youth)
WAKEFIELD — Massachusetts Partnerships for Youth (MPY) hosted a hybrid seminar, “Search and Seizure in Modern School Environments” via Zoom and at Minuteman High School in Lexington on May 12.
282 educators and public safety officers attended the seminar and learned how to navigate the legal landscape that educators and school administrators face.
The presentation discussed the distinction between school discipline and law enforcement, and outlined how educators can effectively and safely perform their responsibilities.
Presenter David Solet, Esq. explained concepts such as reasonable suspicion and voluntariness. He also reviewed common criminal statutes that school officials encounter, including the law of threats, cyberbullying and weapons in school.
Solet served as the Chief of the Cold Case Homicide Unit of the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office from 2019 to 2025, and was named Middlesex Prosecutor of the Year in 2025. He previously served as the Chief Legal Counsel of the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security. Solet is currently a Captain in the U.S. Army Reserve JAG Corps, and was recently selected for promotion to Major.
About the Massachusetts Partnerships for Youth, Inc.
Massachusetts Partnerships for Youth, Inc. is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that provides training, fosters collaboration and develops programming to increase the health and safety of students. MPY is committed to bringing cutting-edge information and high-quality trainings to constituents and endeavors to provide solution-oriented, community-based, multi-disciplinary approaches to reducing and ideally eliminating risky behaviors for youth. MPY programming reaches nearly 6,000 educators per year in Massachusetts, spread across approximately 300 districts, with more than 190 webinars and over a dozen conferences and seminars.
Massachusetts Partnerships for Youth is governed by a Board of Directors made up of school superintendents, police and fire chiefs, and other community leaders who work closely with MPY staff to deliver this mission. To learn more, visit: massachusettspartnershipsforyouth.com.
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Educators and public safety officers listen to a presentation during the seminar. (Photo Courtesy Massachusetts Partnerships for Youth)
