Administrative​ ​Procedure​ ​311

SCHOOL​ ​SAFETY​ ​PATROLS Background The​ ​district​ ​is​ ​committed​ ​to​ ​ensuring​ ​that​ ​all​ ​students​ ​are​ ​provided​ ​with​ ​a​ ​safe​ ​school environment.​ ​This​ ​includes​ ​safety​ ​and​ ​security​ ​in​ ​the​ ​school​ ​building,​ ​on​ ​school​ ​property,​ ​on field​ ​trips,​ ​and​ ​while​ ​crossing​ ​streets​ ​in​ ​the​ ​vicinity​ ​of​ ​the​ ​school.​ ​The​ ​district​ ​believes​ ​that cooperating​ ​with​ ​the​ ​AMA​ ​School​ ​Safety​ ​Patrol​ ​and​ ​Calgary​ ​Police​ ​Services,​ ​the​ ​School​ ​Safety Patrols​ ​program​ ​enhances​ ​student​ ​safety​ ​while​ ​crossing​ ​intersections​ ​near​ ​schools. Procedures 1. Within​ ​the​ ​city​ ​of​ ​Calgary,​ ​principals​ ​will​ ​cooperate​ ​with​ ​the​ ​Calgary​ ​Police​ ​Service​ ​and​ ​the AMA​ ​School​ ​Safety​ ​Patrol​ ​in​ ​promoting​ ​traffic​ ​safety.​ ​Outside​ ​the​ ​city​ ​limits,​ ​principals cooperate​ ​with​ ​the​ ​equivalent​ ​authorities​ ​and​ ​associations. 2. In​ ​collaboration​ ​with​ ​the​ ​area​ ​superintendents​ ​and​ ​the​ ​staff​ ​of​ ​the​ ​school,​ ​each​ ​principal​ ​will decide​ ​whether​ ​or​ ​not​ ​the​ ​Safety​ ​Patrol​ ​program​ ​will​ ​be​ ​utilized​ ​in​ ​the​ ​school.​ ​The​ ​School Safety​ ​Patrol​ ​program​ ​will​ ​operate​ ​under​ ​the​ ​joint​ ​supervision​ ​of​ ​the​ ​principal,​ ​the​ ​AMA School​ ​Safety​ ​Patrol,​ ​and​ ​the​ ​Youth​ ​Services​ ​section​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Calgary​ ​or​ ​(outside​ ​Calgary) appropriate​ ​Police​ ​Service. 3. Detailed​ ​procedures​ ​covering​ ​the​ ​operating​ ​of​ ​patrols​ ​are​ ​established​ ​by​ ​the​ ​appropriate authority​ ​in​ ​charge​ ​of​ ​Student​ ​Safety​ ​Patrols​ ​and​ ​approved​ ​by​ ​the​ ​principal. 4. The​ ​principal’s​ ​responsibilities​ ​include: 4.1 Determining​ ​the​ ​location​ ​of​ ​school​ ​safety​ ​patrol​ ​crossing​ ​in​ ​consultation​ ​with​ ​the appropriate​ ​traffic​ ​personnel​ ​and​ ​the​ ​AMA; 4.2 Advising​ ​the​ ​school​ ​council​ ​of​ ​the​ ​rationale​ ​for​ ​the​ ​decision​ ​to​ ​have​ ​student​ ​safety patrols; 4.3 Communicating​ ​information​ ​on​ ​student​ ​safety​ ​patrols​ ​to​ ​all​ ​parents/legal​ ​guardians on​ ​a​ ​yearly​ ​basis; 4.4 Designating,​ ​if​ ​appropriate,​ ​a​ ​teacher​ ​or​ ​other​ ​adult​ ​supervisor​ ​to​ ​organize​ ​and coordinate​ ​school​ ​safety​ ​patrols,​ ​and; 4.5 Ensuring​ ​that​ ​school​ ​patrollers​ ​receive​ ​training​ ​from​ ​either​ ​the​ ​AMA​ ​(outside​ ​of Calgary)​ ​or​ ​CPS​ ​(in​ ​Calgary). 5. Parents’/legal​ ​guardians'​ ​responsibilities​ ​include: 5.1 5.2

Encouraging​ ​their​ ​child​ ​to​ ​volunteer​ ​to​ ​participate​ ​in​ ​the​ ​program,​ ​if​ ​appropriate​ ​and; Completing​ ​the​ ​consent​ ​form​ ​on​ ​a​ ​yearly​ ​basis​ ​and​ ​submitting​ ​it​ ​to​ ​the​ ​principal​ ​or designate.

6. Students​ ​who​ ​volunteer​ ​have​ ​the​ ​responsibility​ ​to​ ​follow​ ​the​ ​current​ ​AMA​ ​expectations​ ​for the​ ​Safety​ ​Patrol​ ​program. Calgary​ ​Roman​ ​Catholic​ ​Separate​ ​School​ ​District​ ​No.​ ​1 April​ ​2016 Administrative​ ​Procedures​ ​Manual Page​ ​1​ ​of​ ​2

7. The​ ​district​ ​provides​ ​liability​ ​insurance​ ​while​ ​students​ ​and​ ​adults-in-charge​ ​are​ ​engaged​ ​in school​ ​safety​ ​patrol​ ​duties​ ​and​ ​responsibilities. Approval​ ​Date:

April​ ​12,​ ​2016

Reference:

School​ ​Act,​ ​Section​ ​8,​ ​12,​ ​18,​ ​20,​ ​22,​ ​24,​ ​25,​ ​27,​ ​45,​ ​45.1,​ ​60,​ ​61,​ ​113 Supporting​ ​Safe,​ ​Secure​ ​and​ ​Caring​ ​Schools​ ​in​ ​Alberta Safety​ ​Guidelines​ ​for​ ​Physical​ ​Activity​ ​in​ ​Alberta​ ​Schools AMA​ ​School​ ​Safety​ ​Patrol​ ​Handbook

Calgary​ ​Roman​ ​Catholic​ ​Separate​ ​School​ ​District​ ​No.​ ​1 April​ ​2016 Administrative​ ​Procedures​ ​Manual Page​ ​2​ ​of​ ​2