Ontario Provincial Police, Fort Frances Detachment Ontario Provincial Police, Kenora Detachment Rainy River District School BoardPolice and School Board Response Protocol • December 6th, 2012
CONTENTS PAGE 1. SIGNATORIES TO THE PROTOCOL 3 2. STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES 7 3. INTRODUCTION 7 4. ROLE AND MANDATE OF POLICE SERVICES 7 5. ROLE AND MANDATE OF SCHOOL BOARDS 8 6. DEFINITIONS/EXPLANATIONS OF TERMS 9 7. OCCURENCES REQUIRING POLICE RESPONSE 9 8. INFORMATION SHARING AND DISCLOSURE 10 9. SCHOOL PROCEDURES FOR REPORTING TO POLICE 11 10. INITIAL POLICE CONTACT 12 11. SCHOOL AND POLICE INVESTIGATION OF INCIDENTS 12 12. POLICE INTERVIEWS OF STUDENTS 15 13. REPORTING OF CHILDREN SUSPECTED TO BE IN NEED OF PROTECTION 20 14. INVESTIGATIONS INVOLVING STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL EDUCATION NEEDS 20 15. OCCURRENCES INVOLVING STUDENTS UNDER AGE 12 21 16. SEARCH AND SEIZURE 21 17. SCHOOL BOARD COMMUNICATION STRATEGY 22 18. PROTOCOL REVIEW PROCESS 22 19. SCHOOL/POLICE ROLE IN VIOLENCE PREVENTION 22 20. PHYSICAL SAFETY ISSUES 24 21. RISK-ASSESSMENT SERVICES 24 22. EMERGENCY PLANNING AND THREATS TO SCHOOL SAFETY 24 23. TRAINING 25 APPENDIX A: GLOSSARY 26 APPENDIX B: INFORMATION SHARING AND D
