Summary
"The purpose of this document is to establish a protocol between the Toronto Police Service, the Toronto District School Board, the Toronto Catholic District School Board, the Conseil scolaire de district catholique Centre-Sud and the Conseil scolaire Viamonde.
This protocol will confirm the working relationship and appropriate responses to incidents where police involvement or intervention is requested or required in school related incidents.
This protocol seeks to expand on the 2006 protocol and incorporate elements of the Provincial Model for a Local Police/School Board Protocol introduced by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services."--Introduction.
Contents
1. Signatories to the protocol -- 2. Statement of principles -- 3. Introduction -- 4. Role and mandate of Police Services -- 5. Role and mandate of School Boards -- 6. Definitions/explanations of terms -- 7. Occurrences requiring police response -- 8. Information sharing and disclosure -- 9. School procedures for reporting to police -- 10. Initial police contact -- 11. School and police Investigation of incidents -- 12. Police interviews of students -- 13. Reporting of children suspected to be in need of protection -- 14. Investigations Involving students with special education needs -- 15. Occurrences involving students under age -- 16. School Board communication strategy -- 17. Protocol review process -- 18. School/police role in violence prevention -- 19. Physical safety issues -- 20. Risk-assessment services -- 21. Emergency planning and threats to school safety -- 22. Training -- Appendix A: Glossary -- Appendix B: Information sharing and disclosure -- Appendix C: Guide to officers for Section 146 Youth Criminal Justice Act statements -- Appendix D: Charts -- Appendix E: Protocol for joint Investigations of child physical & sexual abuse -- Appendix F: School Action Teams -- Appendix G: The Toronto Emergency Safe School Strategy (TESSS).