HORIZON SCHOOL DIVISION NO. 67 PROTOCOL FOR DEALING WITH HIGH-RISK BEHAVIOR
Definition
High-risk behaviors include but are not limited to:
Possession or use of weapons
Bomb threat
Vicious physical assault
Serious verbal/written threats to kill or injure others
Internet website threats to kill or injure others
Reporting Any person having knowledge of high-risk behavior or having reasonable
ground to believe there is a potential for high-risk behavior shall promptly
report the information to the school principal. No action shall be
taken against a person who makes a report unless the report is made maliciously
and without reasonable grounds. In such cases the person shall be
dealt with according to school division policy.
Procedures Staff, students, and parents shall be provided with information
regarding this protocol. In cases where high-risk behaviors are exhibited,
the following plan shall be put in place. (These behaviors are identified
above and would be considered serious criminal behaviors):
The student exhibiting the behavior shall be escorted to a safe, supervised
area. When this is not possible, the safety of others (staff and
students) shall be ensured (refer to individual school protocols).
The Administrator shall contact the Threat Assessment Team Leader (TATL),
the parents, and the police in the case of imminent risk. The police
may be contacted at the discretion of the principal in the case of moderate
or low risk. The TATL shall inform the Superintendent and Family
School Liaison counselor.
Imminent Risk – When the student poses imminent risk (i.e.
they have a weapon or are physically acting out in a manner that jeopardizes
immediate safety in the school) the police shall be responsible to determine,
in consultation with the TATL, whether to arrest and charge the student
under the Criminal Code/Young Offenders Act or to transport to the Threat
Assessment Team Physician for evaluation under the Mental Health Act.
The Threat Assessment Team Child Welfare Worker shall be called where the
Child Welfare Act may be utilized to obtain a secure treatment order.
Prior to the student’s possible eventual return to school the TATL, in
consultation with the administration, parents, and appropriate others,
shall develop a plan for the student’s readmission to school.
