Notification of Parents/Legal Guardians. Except in exigent circumstances, it is the principal’s responsibility to contact the parents/legal guardians of: • victims who have been harmed as a result of an activity for which a suspension or expulsion must be considered, unless in the principal’s opinion notification of the parents/legal guardians would put the student at risk of being harmed by the parents/legal guardians. In this case parents/legal guardians must not be notified (Education Act, section 300. 3(3)) • students receiving a suspension (Education Act, section 311) • all other students being interviewed by police during an investigation except: o if the principal is directed by police because of exigent circumstances where police believe the parents/legal guardians may be implicated o if the student is 18 years of age or older (unless the student consents to or requests or is incapable of providing consent) o if the student is 16 or 17 years of age and has withdrawn from parent/legal guardian control, unless the student consents to or requests such contact, or is incapable of providing consent If the local CAS is involved, school and police officials should discuss and come to agreement with the CAS regarding the timing and procedures for notifying the parents/legal guardians. If a student is detained or arrested, the police will notify the parents/legal guardians unless the student is 18 years of age or older. The parents/legal guardians should not be contacted if the police determine that doing so may endanger the safety of the student or another person or compromise the integrity of an investigation. In such cases, the student will be advised that they may contact another adult person.
Notification of Parents/Legal Guardians. Except in exigent circumstances*, it is the principal’s responsibility to contact parents/legal guardians of: ▪ Victims who have been harmed as the result of an activity for which suspension* or expulsion* must be considered, unless, in the principal’s opinion, notification of the parents/legal guardians would put the student at risk of being harmed by the parents/legal guardians/legal guardians. If that is the case, the parents/legal guardians must not be contacted (Education Act, s. 300.3 (3)); ▪ Students receiving a suspension* (Education Act, s. 311); ▪ All other students being interviewed by police during an investigation, except: • If the principal is otherwise directed by police because of exigent circumstances* or where the police believe the parent may be implicated; • If the student is 18 years of age or older (unless the student consents to or requests such contact or is incapable of providing consent); or • If the student is 16 or 17 years of age and has withdrawn from parental control (unless the student consents to or requests such contact or is incapable of providing consent). If the Kenora Rainy River District Family and Children Services or Weechi-it-te-win Family Services is involved, school and police officials should discuss and come to agreement with the agency regarding the timing and procedure for notifying the parents/legal guardians/legal guardians. When police remove students from school property for further investigation, police shall ensure that the parents/legal guardians/legal guardians of such students are notified in a timely manner. The onus is on the police to advise the principal if notification of the parents/legal guardians/legal guardians would endanger the student or the investigation. The parents/legal guardians shall not be contacted if the police determine that doing so may endanger the safety of the student or another person or the integrity of an investigation. Except when directed not to by the police, principals shall promptly notify the parents/legal guardians/legal guardians of a student removed from school property and at least by the end of the school day where possible. If a student is detained or arrested, the police will notify his or her parents/legal guardians unless the student is 18 years of age or older. The parents/legal guardians shall not be contacted if the police determine that doing so may endanger the safety of the student or another person or the integrity of an investigation. In such cases,...
