Common use of Health and Safety Emergency Exception Clause in Contracts

Health and Safety Emergency Exception. In the event of a significant and articulable threat to health or safety, school officials may disclose any information from student records to appropriate parties, including law enforcement officials, whose knowledge of the information is needed to protect the health and safety of a student or another individual. Disclosure of law enforcement records. SROs or other APD officers or officials may disclose law enforcement records created and maintained by the SRO for the purpose of ensuring the physical safety and security of people and property in schools and/or enforcement of laws. In exceptional circumstances where sufficient other information may not be available to ACPS, SROs or other APD officers or officials, with the approval of APD, may provide information gathered in the course of a police investigation to ACPS for the purposes of a serious student disciplinary matter including, if necessary, testifying at such disciplinary proceeding. In the event APD determines that sharing such information may jeopardize an actual or reasonably probable criminal prosecution, APD may seek review of the proposed release from the Office of the Alexandria City Commonwealth Attorney. Because law enforcement records are not student records, they are not subject to the disclosure restrictions of FERPA. If the SRO is aware of an event in the community that could compromise the safety and security of ACPS students and staff, he/she will notify the school administration.