Parents' Corner
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- Protocols & Procedures
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- Safe & Healthy Schools
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Protocols & Procedures
The information in this section is reprinted from the student agenda that is distributed to all elementary students in the Simcoe County District School Board.
Bus Transportation (Updated November 2011)
All students must be safe while riding the school bus. The bus driver has full charge of the bus and students must respect and abide by his/her instructions. Every student is responsible to the school principal, through the driver, for personal behaviour on a school bus. Failure to comply with guidelines may result in removal of bus riding privileges. The board may equip school buses and other board vehicles which are owned, leased, contracted for and/or operated by the board with surveillance systems. These systems are installed in accordance with the Simcoe County District School Board Surveillance Guidelines to enhance the safety and security of students and staff, to protect property against theft and vandalism and to aid in the identification of individuals who endanger the health, well being or safety of school community members.
Bus transportation policies and procedures may be viewed at your school or by accessing http://main.simcoecountyschoolbus.ca.
Inclement Weather Procedures
Parents are responsible for deciding if it is safe for their children to leave for school during severe weather conditions.
The Simcoe County Student Transportation Consortium (SCSTC) and their contracted school bus companies together determine during pre-dawn hours if it is unsafe for buses to travel during inclement weather. While transportation may be cancelled, please note that schools usually remain open on inclement weather days. School closures are rare and must be authorized by the Director of Education or designate after considering recommendations by school superintendents in consultation with principals regarding local weather conditions.
Cancellation of buses and/or programming will be announced on local radio stations and the SCSTC's website, www.simcoecountyschoolbus.ca, as well as other media broadcasts. Please be aware of your school’s weather zone for bus cancellations, as well as your child’s bus number and bus company name. Tune in 
early to radio and other media broadcasts and avoid having to phone the school. More details will be provided through school information sent home. School transportation may be cancelled mid-day on rare occasions due to rapidly deteriorating road and weather conditions. In this situation, students will remain supervised at school until it is safe for parents to transport them home.
Police/School Protocol
Developed by the Joint Safe Schools Task Force representing local school boards, community members, school councils, and municipal and provincial police services, the Police/School Protocol strengthens existing practices and applies a consistent approach to policies throughout all jurisdictions. The Protocol follows Ministry of Education guidelines and includes information about the roles of school boards and police services, prevention programs and investigative procedures. Available in every school, the document also outlines a Violent Incident Emergency Response Plan. School administrators and police have customized this plan for every school and regularly oversee emergency response drills to ensure high levels of preparedness in the unlikely event that a violent incident occurs.
Our schools continue to be safe environments for students and staff. Practicing a prepared plan is one more component of a proactive, preventative and thoughtful approach to enhancing safe schools. The Emergency Response Plan emphasizes that students have a responsibility to respond quickly to the direction of staff during a crisis situation and requires that any student with information or knowledge prior to or during a crisis situation must come forward with that information immediately. Parents and guardians are expected to reinforce these responsibility expectations with their children.
Emergency Information: 1-877-728-1187 & www.scdsb.on.ca
Addressing Your Concerns
If you have a concern, please follow these steps in sequence:
1. Gather as much information as possible, then call the school to arrange a meeting
with the teacher. Most concerns can be resolved at this point through dialogue and
co-operation among those involved.
2. If you are not satisfied with the outcome of your meeting, then call the school to
arrange a meeting with the principal. With open communication and collaboration
among those involved, your concern should be resolved at this point.
3. If your concern has not been resolved at this point, contact the Superintendent of
Education for your school. The Superintendent of Education will assist you by acting
as a facilitator in attempting to resolve your concern. You may wish to put your
concerns in writing at this time.
4. If you feel strongly that the situation requires further consideration, you may contact
the Director of Education. At that time, your concern will be reviewed and may be
directed to another staff member for action.
5. If you feel your concern has not been addressed at this level, please contact your
Trustee. Trustee contact information is available from your Principal, the Board
website www.scdsb.on.ca, or by calling the Board Office at 705-728-7570 or
905-729-2265.
Communicating Your Appreciation and Positive Feedback
Additionally, please don’t hesitate to communicate appreciation or your positive feedback to teachers, school staff, school administration, your superintendent and your trustee!