| Perry Local School District |
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4213 - STUDENT SUPERVISION AND WELFARE
Noncertificated employees shall maintain a standard of care for the supervision, control, and protection of students commensurate with assigned duties and responsibilities
and are expected to establish and maintain professional staff/student boundaries that are consistent with their legal, professional and ethical duty of care for students.The Superintendent shall maintain and enforce the following standards:
| A. | Each noncertificated employee shall report immediately to a building administrator any accident, safety hazard, or other potentially harmful condition or situation s/he detects. | |
| B. | A noncertificated employee shall not send students on any personal errands. | |
| C. | A noncertificated employee shall not associate or fraternize with students at any time in a manner that may give the appearance of impropriety, including, but not limited to, the creation or participation in any situation or activity that could be considered abusive or sexually suggestive or involve harmful substances such as illegal drugs, alcohol, or tobacco. Any sexual or other inappropriate conduct with a student by any staff member will subject the offender to potential criminal prosecution and disciplinary action by the Board up to and including termination of employment. | |
| D. | If a student approaches a noncertificated employee to seek advice or to ask questions regarding a personal problem related to sexual behavior, substance abuse, mental or physical health, and/or family relationships, etc., the noncertificated employee may attempt to assist the student by facilitating contact with certified or licensed individuals in the District or community who specialize in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of the student’s stated problem. However, under no circumstances should a noncertificated employee attempt, unless properly licensed and authorized to do so, to counsel, assess, diagnose, or treat the student’s problem or behavior, nor should such noncertificated employee inappropriately disclose personally identifiable information concerning the student to third persons not specifically authorized by law. | |
| E. | A noncertificated employee shall not transport students in a private vehicle without the approval of a building administrator. | |
| F. | A student shall not be required to perform work or services that may be detrimental to his/her health. | |
| G. | Noncertificated employees shall not engage students in electronic communication via email, texting, social media and/or online networking media, such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, MySpace, Skype, blogs, etc., at any time unless such communication has been specifically authorized by the student’s principal. | |
| H. | Noncertificated employees are prohibited from electronically transmitting any personally identifiable image of a student(s), including video, photographs, streaming video, etc. via email, texting, social media and/or online networking media, such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, MySpace, Skype, blogs, etc. | |
| I. | Each classified staff member shall immediately report knowledge of threats of violence to the supervisor and/or building administrator. |
Since most information concerning a child in school, other than directory information described in Policy 8330, is confidential under Federal and State laws, any staff member who shares confidential information with another person not authorized to receive the information may be subject to discipline and/or civil liability. This includes, but is not limited to, information concerning assessments, grades, behavior, family background, and alleged child abuse.
Pursuant to the laws of the State and Board Policy 8462, each classified staff member shall report to the proper legal authorities, immediately, any sign of suspected child abuse or neglect.
R.C. 2907.03
Adopted 2/28/95
Revised 8/24/99
Revised 2/24/04
Revised 6/28/11