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SNL1997 CHAPTER S-12.2

SCHOOLS ACT, 1997

Amended:

1999 c34; 2000 c32; 2001 c14; 2004 c25; 2004 cL-3.1 s62; 2007 c19

CHAPTER S-12.2

AN ACT TO REVISE THE LAW RESPECTING THE OPERATION OF SCHOOLS IN THEPROVINCE

(Assented to December 19,1997)

Analysis

1. Short title

2. Definitions

2.1 Labrador Inuit rights

PART ISTUDENTS

3. Right of access to education

4. Compulsory attendance

5. Excused from attendance

6. Home instruction

7. Home instruction approval

8. Instruction in English
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9. Instruction in French

10. Religious instruction & observances

11. Conduct of students

12. Student records

13. School fees

14. Failure to payfee

PART IIPARENTS

15. Compulsory enrolment

16. Attendance

17. Offence

18. Duty to report

19. Regular attendance

20. Parent rights & duties

21. Liability for damage

22. Appeal

PART IIISCHOOLS
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23. Application

24. Principal

25. School councils

26. Functions of school councils

27. School opening

28. School hours

29. Extended school year

30. Closing

31. Presence of teacher

32. Teaching days33. Responsibilities of teachers

34. School register

35. Register as evidence

36. Suspension

37. Expulsion

38. Re-admission
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39. Review of expulsion

40. Maintaining standards

41. Prohibition

42. Corporal punishment

43. Private schools

44. Private school requirements

45. Private school inspection

46. Private school revocation

47. Private school report

48. Private school operation49. Offence

50. Provincial schools

51. Schools in institutions

51.1 Foreign schools

PART IVSCHOOL BOARDS

52. School districts
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53. School boards

54. District zones

55. Rep. by 2001 c14 s1

56. Executive committee

57. Dissolution of boards

58. Vacancy

59. Replacement of trustees

60. Board to adopt constitution

61. Closed meeting

62. Minutes63. Meetings and business

64. Execution of documents

65. Annual budget

66. Accounts and audits

67. Audit directedby minister

68. Conflict of interest


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69. Disclosure

70. Proceeding voidable

71. Application to Trial Division

72. Conflict of interest remedy

73. Irregular management of affairs

74. By-laws

75. Duties of boards

76. Powers of boards

77. Additional resources for certain schools

78. Zoning79. Directors

80. Director duties

81. Suspension by director

82. Medical certificate

83. Contracts to be in writing

84. Property


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85. Property held by board

86. Prohibition

87. Acquisition of property

88. Shared facilities

89. Building funds

90. Title to school land

91. Operational money

92. Salaries & other compensation

93. Adjustments in salary

PART VFRENCH FIRST LANGUAGE SCHOOLS

94. Conseil scolaire

95. Composition of conseil scolaire

96. Replacement of trustees

97. Duties of conseil scolaire

98. Powers of conseil scolaire

99. French first language schools
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100. Building funds

101. Operational money

102. Conseil d'ecole - voting members

103. Conseil d'ecole - non-voting members

104. Chairperson elected

105. Vacancyon a conseil d'ecole

106. Purpose of a conseil d'ecole

107. Functions of a conseil d'ecole

108. Duties of a conseil d'ecole

109. Protocol110. Director

111. Sections not applicable

112. Property

113. Conseil scolaire only to operate French first language school

114. Interim conseil scolaire

115. Board's responsibility continued


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116. Transitional: Agreements and personnel of board

PART VIGENERAL

117. Powers of the minister

118. Regulations

119. Penalty

PART VIITRANSITIONAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, REPEAL AND COMMENCEMENT

120. Transitional

121. DEC abolished

122. 1996 cE-2.2 Rep.

123. RSN1990 cS-11 Amdt.

124. 1996 cS-12.1 Rep.

125. RSN1990 cT-2 Amdt.

126. RSN1990 cT-3 Amdt.

127. SN1991 c17 Amdt.128. RSN1990 cT-1 Amdt.

129. Commencement
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Be it enacted by the Lieutenant-Governor and House of Assembly in Legislative Sessionconvened, as follows:

Short title

1.This Act may be cited as theSchools Act, 1997.1997 cS-12.2 s1

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Definitions

2.In this Act (a) "assistant director" means an assistant director appointed by a board under section79;

(b) "board" means a school board constituted under section 53 and shall, as the contextrequires, mean the board having jurisdiction over a school or a student attending a school in thedistrict of that board;

(c) "conseil scolaire" means the conseil scolaire referred to in section 94; (d) "department" means the department presided over by the minister; (e) "director" means a director appointed by a board under section 79 or the conseilscolaire under section 110;

(f) "district" means a school district established under section 52; (g) "emergency supply", means a person who does not have a valid certificate or licenceissued under theTeacher Training Actand who is employed to teach in a school;

(h) "former Act" means theSchools Act, 1996; (i) "French first language school" means a school established, maintained and operatedby the conseil scolaire and includes a school operated by a board in accordance with section 23of theCanadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms prior to the coming into force of Part V;

(j)

"medical practitioner" means a medical practitioner as defined in theMedical Act;

(k) "minister" means the minister appointed under theExecutive Council Act toadminister this Act;

(l) "parent" means (i) the father or mother of a child by birth,
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(ii) a person who has adopted a child under theAdoption of Children Act, (iii) a person having lawful custody of a child, and (iv) a person who has demonstrated a settled intention to treat a child as a child ofhis or her family, other than under an arrangement where the child is placed in a foster home forconsideration by a person having lawful custody of the child;

(m) "principal" means a teacher designated as a principal or acting as a principal of aschool and includes a person who is the head of a private school;

(n) "private school" means a school established under section 43; (o) "provincial school" means a school established under section 50; (p) "school" means the body of school students that is organized as a unit for thepurpose of education and includes the teachers and other staff members associated with the unit

and the lands and premises used in connection with the unit;

(q) "school council" means a council referred to in section 25; (r) "school day" means a day within a school year during which schools are operated inaccordance with this Act and the regulations;

(s) "school year" means a year commencing on July 1 in a calendar year and ending onJune 30 in the following calendar year;

(t) "student" means a person who is (i) enrolled in a school, or (ii) required under section 4 to attend school; (u) "student record" means a record of information in written or electronic formpertaining to a student;

(v) "teacher" means a person who has a valid certificate or licence issued under theTeacher Training Act and, notwithstanding paragraph (g), includes emergency supply but doesnot include a director or an assistant director; and

(w) "trustee" means a person who is elected or appointed to be a member of a boardunder section 53, 55 or 59 or elected to the conseil scolaire under section 95.1997 cS-12.2 s2

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Labrador Inuit rights
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2.1This Act and regulations and orders made under this Act shall be read and applied inconjunction with theLabrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement Actand, where a provision of thisAct, regulation or order made under this Act is inconsistent or conflicts with a provision, term orcondition of theLabrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement Act, the provision, term or condition oftheLabrador Inuit Land Claims Agreement Actshall have precedence over the provision of this

Act.

2004 cL-3.1 s62

PART ISTUDENTS

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Right of access to education

3.(1) A person (a) who on December 31 in a school year is 5 years of age or older and younger than 21years of age; and

(b) who is (i) a Canadian citizen, (ii) lawfully admitted to Canada for permanent residence, (iii) a child of a Canadian citizen, or (iv) a child of a person who is lawfully admitted to Canada for permanent ortemporary residence,

is entitled in that year to an education program in accordance with this Act.

(2) A board may admit to an education program a person 21 years of age or older.1997 cS-12.2 s3

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Compulsory attendance

4.(1) A person who (a) is entitled under subsection 3(1) to an education program in a school year; (b) on December 31 in a school year is 6 years of age or older; and (c) on September 1 in a school year is younger than 16 years of age
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shall attend a school for the entire school year.

(2) A student enrolled with a board, unless otherwise permitted under this Act or by theboard, shall attend the school that the board directs.

(3) A board shall admit to a school at the beginning of the school year all children whoare under the jurisdiction of the board who are 5 years of age before January 1 in that schoolyear.

(4) A board shall establish a kindergarten class in a school for children who are 5 yearsof age before January 1 in a school year.

1997 cS-12.2 s4

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Excused from attendance

5.Notwithstanding section 4, a student is excused from attending a school where thestudent,

(a) is unable to attend school by reason of illness or other unavoidable cause and theteacher is advised of it, but the principal may require that the illness be certified by a medicalpractitioner;

(b) has been expelled or suspended from school under this Act; (c) with the prior written approval of the director, is under instruction satisfactory to thedirector, at home or elsewhere, for a period specified by the director;

(d) has the written permission of the principal to be absent from school for a reasonableperiod because, in the opinion of the principal and in accordance with the policy of the board, thestudent will be exposed to other experiences of significant educational and social value;

(e) is absent for another reason that in the opinion of the principal does not constituteneglect or refusal to attend school under this Act; or

(f) has successfully completed the requirements for senior high school graduation.1997 cS-12.2 s5

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Home instruction

6.(1) A parent of a student may provide, at home or elsewhere, instruction for that studentwhere the student is excused from attending a school under paragraph 5(c).
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(2) A student who is excused from attending school under paragraph 5(c) shall beenrolled under section 15.

1997 cS-12.2 s6

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Home instruction approval

7.The period for which a student may be excused from attending a school under paragraph5(c)

(a) shall be valid for no longer than a school year; and (b) may be renewed upon application to the director each school year.1997 cS-12.2 s7

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Instruction in English

8.Every student is entitled to receive instruction in English.1997 cS-12.2 s8

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Instruction in French

9.Where an individual has rights under section 23 of theCanadian Charter of Rights andFreedoms to have his or her children receive instruction in French, the children of that individualshall receive that instruction in accordance with those rights wherever in the province thoserights apply.

1997 cS-12.2 s9

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Religious instruction & observances

10.(1) Where a student's parent requests in writing, the principal of a school shall excuse thatstudent fromparticipation in a course in religion or a religious observance conducted in theschool.

(2) A parent of a student in a school may request of the school principal, giving theprincipal reasonable notice, that a religious observance be held in the school.
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(3) A principal of a school shall, in accordance with the by-laws of the board, complywith a request of a parent with respect to a religious observance.

1997 cS-12.2 s10

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Conduct of students

11.Every student shall comply with school discipline and the rules of the school and shallcarry out the learning activities within the prescribed curriculum.

1997 cS-12.2 s11

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Student records

12.(1) A student record shall be maintained for each student in the manner required by apolicy directive of the minister.

(2) Except as provided in this section a student record may only be reviewed by (a) the parent of the student; or (b) the student, if the student is 19 years of age or older,to whom that student record pertains.

(3) A parent or student, if the student is 19 years of age or older, shall review the studentrecord at a time and with a person designated by the board and receive an explanation andinterpretation of information in the student record from that person.

(4) A parent or student, if the student is 19 years of age or older, who is of the opinionthat the student record contains inaccurate or incomplete information may request the principalto review the matter.

(5) A student record may be used by the principal and teachers of a school and by boardemployees to assist in the instruction of the student to whom that student record pertains.

(6)

Without the written permission of the parent of a student, or the student if the studentis 19 years of age or older,

(a) a student record shall not be admissible in evidence in a trial, inquiry, examination,hearing or other proceeding except to prove the establishment, maintenance, retention or transferof that student record; and
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(b) a person shall not be required to give evidence respecting the content of the studentrecord in a trial, inquiry, examination, hearing or other proceeding.

(7) Notwithstanding subsections (1) to (6), a principal may use a student record toprepare information or a report

(a) required under this Act; and (b) when requested in writing by a parent, or where a student is 19 years of age or older,the student or former student, for

(i) an educational institution, or (ii) an application for employment. (8) This section shall not prevent the use of a report based upon a student record by theprincipal of a school attended by that student, or the board, for the purpose of a disciplinary

proceeding commenced by the principal respecting the conduct of that student or a prosecutionof an offence under this Act.

(9) An action shall not lie against a person who contributes test results, evaluations orother information to a student record where he or she acted in good faith within the scope of hisor her duties.

1997 cS-12.2 s12

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School fees

13.(1) A fee shall not be imposed upon a student or parent of a student with respect to theenrolment or attendance of that student or a program or course of study undertaken by thatstudent in a school other than a private school.

(2) Subsection (1) shall not apply to (a) a fee for the cost of supplies provided to a student; (b) a fee for other services provided to a student outside school hours; or (c) a fee payable by a student who possesses a student authorization under a Canadianvisitor visa and who has come to the province for the purpose of attending school.1997 cS-12.2 s13

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Failure to pay fee
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14.(1) A person shall not be denied enrolment or attendance at a school or a program orcourse of study in a school, other than a private school, by reason only that a fee referred to insubsection 13(2) has not been paid.

(2) Subsection (1) shall not apply to a student who possesses a student authorizationunder a Canadian visitor visa and who has come to the province for the purpose of attendingschool.

1997 cS-12.2 s14

PART IIPARENTS

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Compulsory enrolment

15.(1) A parent of a child required to attend school under section 4 shall present that childfor enrolment in a school. (2) A parent of a student who moves his or her place of residence within the province orwho takes up residence in the province shall present the student for enrolment in a school withinone week of moving to his or her new residence or of taking up residence in the province.

1997 cS-12.2 s15

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Attendance

16.A parent shall ensure that his or her child attends school unless the child is excused fromattendance under this Act.

1997 cS-12.2 s16

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Offence

17.(1) A parent who neglects or refuses to enrol his or her child in school or does not makeevery reasonable effort to ensure that his or her child attends school is guilty of an offence.

(2) A person who by threat, intimidation or otherwise prevents or attempts to prevent theattendance of a child at school is guilty of an offence.

(3) A conviction under this section does not bar further prosecution for the continuedcontravention of this section and each day's continued contravention shall constitute a separateoffence.
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(4) A person who is guilty of an offence under this section is liable on summaryconviction to a fine not exceeding $500 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months orto both a fine andimprisonment.

1997 cS-12.2 s17

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Duty to report

18.(1) A person who has reason to believe that (a) a child who is required to be enrolled under section 15 is not enrolled; or (b) a child who is receiving instruction under section 6 is not receiving instruction inaccordance with this Act,

shall report that belief to the director for the district in which that child resides.

(2) An action shall not lie against a person who makes a report or the director withrespect to an action taken as a result of a report received under subsection (1) unless the report ismade or the action is taken maliciously.

1997 cS-12.2 s18

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Regular attendance

19.(1) A teacher, principal and director shall make every reasonable effort to secure theregular attendance of students at school.

(2) A principal who (a) is satisfied that every reasonable effort has been made to have a student who hasbeen absent from school return to regular attendance at school; and

(b) believes reasonably that the absence of a student constitutes a breach of this Act,shall give a written report of the situation to the director.

(3) Where the director receives a report under subsection (2) and is satisfied that everyreasonable effort has been made to have the student return to regular attendance and these effortshave been unsuccessful he or she shall refer that matter for investigation to the nearestdetachment of theRoyal Newfoundland Constabulary or of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.

1997 cS-12.2 s19

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Parent rights & duties

20.(1) A parent of a student attending a school is entitled to (a) be informed of the student's attendance, behaviour and progress in that school; and (b) have access on request to annual reports respecting the general effectiveness ofeducation programs in that school and in the school district.

(2) A parent of a student attending school may request that a teacher or the directorconsult with him or her with respect to the student's education program and that teacher ordirector shall comply with that request unless the request is unreasonable in terms of frequencyor other circumstances.

(3) A teacher or the director may request that a parent of a student consult with him orher with respect to that student's education program and that parent shall comply with thatrequest.

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Liability for damage

21.Where property of a board or of an employee is destroyed, damaged or lost by theintentional or negligent act of a student, that student and his or her parents are individually andcollectively liable to the board in respect of the act of that student.

1997 cS-12.2 s21

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Appeal

22.(1) Where a decision affects a student, the parent of the student or the student, if thestudent is 19 years of age or older, may appeal the decision

(a) of a board employee employed in a school, to the principal and his or her decisionmay be appealed to the board;

(b) of the principal, to the board; and (c) of a board employee not employed in a school, to the board,and the board's decision on the appeal shall be final.

(2) An appeal under subsection (1) shall be commenced within 15 days from the datethat the parent or student is informed of the decision.
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(3) An appeal under this section shall be made in accordance with this Act and the by-laws of the board.

(4) A decision made under this section that is final or that is not appealed within theappeal period is binding upon the student, school, board and other persons affected by that

decision. (5) This section shall not apply to expulsion decisions under section 37.1997 cS-12.2 s22

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Application

23.(1) Sections 24 to 41 apply to a school other than a private school. (2) Sections 25 and 26 do not apply to a provincial school or a school referred to insection 51.

1997 cS-12.2 s23

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Principal

24.(1) A board shall appoint a principal for every school in the district. (2) A principal appointed under the former Act shall be considered to have beenappointed under subsection (1) immediately upon the commencement of this Act.

(3) A principal of a school shall, subject to the direction of the board, (a) provide instructional leadership in the school; (b) ensure that the instruction provided by the teachers employed in the school isconsistent with the courses of study and education programs prescribed or approved under this

Act;

(c) ensure that the evaluation and grading of students is conducted in accordance withgenerally accepted standards in education;

(d) evaluate or provide for the evaluation of programs offered in the school; (e) manage the school;
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(f) maintain order and discipline in the school and on the school grounds and at thoseother activities that are determined by the principal, with the teachers of the school, to be schoolactivities;

(g) promote co-operation between the school and the communities that it serves; (h) provide for the placement of students in courses of study and education programsprescribed or approved under this Act;

(i) provide for the promotion and advancement of students; (j) evaluate or provide for the evaluation of teachers employed in the school; (k) annually provide a report with respect to the school; (l) ensure a student record is established and maintained for each student in the school; (m) where the school is a French first language school, promote cultural identity andFrench language in the school; and (n) carry out other duties assigned by the board.1997 cS-12.2 s24

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School councils

25.(1) A principal of a school shall establish a school council for the school. (2) A school council shall, in accordance with the by-laws of the board, consist of nofewer than 8 members and no more than 15 members, including members under subsections (4)and (7), of whom

(a) no fewer than 2 and no more than 4 shall be teachers elected by teachers from amongteachers of the school;

(b) no fewer than 3 and no more than 6 shall be parents elected by parents from amongparents of students in the school; and

(c)

no fewer than 2 and no more than 4 shall be representatives of the communityappointed by the school council members elected under paragraphs (a) and (b).

(3) Where a school council consists of more than 8 members, those members shall beelected and appointed in a manner consistent with the representation of members underparagraphs (2)(a), (b) and (c).
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(4) The principal of a school shall be a member of the school council for that school byvirtue of his or her position.

(5) A parent of a student in a school who is a teacher in that school shall not be eligibleto be elected to the school council for that school under paragraph (2)(b).

(6) Notwithstanding subsections (2), (3) and (9), a school with fewer than 4 teachers,including the principal, shall appoint all of its teachers to the school council.

(7) In addition to the requirements of subsection (2), in a school where senior highschool courses are taught, at least one student who is elected by students in those courses shall bea member of the school council.

(8) A school council shall elect a chairperson from among its members but the principalis ineligible for election.

(9) A member of a school council elected or appointed under subsection (2) shall holdoffice for a period of 3 years and may be elected or appointed to that school council for onefurther term of 3 years.

(10) Notwithstanding subsection (9), of the members of a school council first elected orappointed under subsection (2),

(a) 1/3 or as near as may be possible shall serve for a term of one year; (b) 1/3 or as near as may be possible shall serve for a term of 2 years; and (c) the remaining members shall serve for a term of 3 years. (11) Notwithstanding subsection (10), at all times, members of a school council shall beelected and appointed in a manner consistent with the representation of members underparagraphs (2)(a), (b) and (c).

(12) Notwithstanding subsections (9) and (10), a member of a school council shallcontinue to serve on that school council until he or she is replaced.

(13) A vacancy on the school council shall be filled in the same manner as the memberbeing replaced and the replacement member shall serve only for the remainder of the term ofoffice of the member being replaced and may be re-elected or re-appointed for one term of 3years.

(14) A principal shall report in writing to the director not later than October 15 of theschool year if he or she is unable to establish a school council, and the board, if satisfied thatevery reasonable effort has been made to establish the school council, may exempt the principalfrom the obligation to establish a school council or approve a school council for that school yearwhose composition differs from that required under subsection (2).

1997 cS-12.2 s25
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Functions of school councils

26.(1) The purpose of a school council is to develop, encourage and promote policies,practices and activities to enhance the quality of school programs and the levels of studentachievement in the school.

(2) The functions of a school council are to (a) represent the educational interests of the school; (b) advise on the quality of teaching and learning in the school; (c) facilitate parent and community involvement in teaching and learning in the school;and

(d) advise the board on matters of concern to the school and the community. (3) The school council shall (a) approve, for recommendation to the board, a plan for improving teaching andlearning in the school;

(b) support and promote the plan approved by the board for improving teaching andlearning in the school;

(c) approve and monitor activities for the raising of funds for the school; (d) consider information respecting performance standards in the school; (e) assist in the system of monitoring and evaluating standards in the school; (f) monitor the implementation of recommendations in reports on the performance ofthe school;

(g) conduct meetings with parents and members of the community on matters within itsresponsibility under this section;

(h) ensure that the report on the school prepared under paragraph 24(3)(k) is available tomembers of the public; and

(i) communicate concerns respecting board policies and practices to the board. (4) The school council may, subject to the by-laws of the board, approve a levy, thepayment of which is voluntary, once in a school year, instead of, or as a supplement to, fundraising activities for the school.
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(5) A school council may recommend that the principal of a school provide for areligious observance in the school.

(6) A board shall enter into a protocol with each school council which shall serve as aguide and reference for school council operations.

(7) The board may with the consent of the school council delegate responsibilities to theschool council in addition to those set out in subsections (2) and (3).

(8) The school council shall operate in accordance with the by-laws of the board.1997 cS-12.2 s26

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School opening

27.(1) A school shall open and close for the school year on the dates determined by theminister. (2) The Lieutenant-Governor in Council may declare a day as a school holiday and aschool shall observe that school holiday but a board shall specify all other holidays and vacationperiods in a school year.

1997 cS-12.2 s27

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School hours

28.In each school day the minimum number of hours of instruction for students shall be (a) for kindergarten, 2.5 hours; (b) for grades 1 to 3, 4 hours; and (c) for grades 4 to 12, 5 hours.1997 cS-12.2 s28

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Extended school year

29.(1) The minister may direct that a school which, in his or her opinion, cannot be kept incontinuous operation during a school year, be kept open during periods of vacation ordinarilyobserved by schools.
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(2) Where a school is kept open under subsection (1) the provisions of this Actrespecting attendance at school shall apply.

1997 cS-12.2 s29

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Closing

30.A board may authorize the closing of a school or class for a temporary period for a reasonreferred to in section 32.

1997 cS-12.2 s30

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Presence of teacher

31.Unless assigned to other duties by the principal or absent because of illness or otherunavoidable cause, a teacher shall be in school during a period in the morning and in theafternoon immediately preceding the time set for the opening of school as required by the by-laws of the board.

1997 cS-12.2 s31

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Teaching days

32.A teacher in a school shall, for the purpose of determining payment of salary, beconsidered to have taught on a day or part of it when

(a) the teacher having charge of the school closes it because of inclement weather, undera general authority given to him or her orally or in writing by or under the direction of the board;

(b) the school is closed by order of the minister responsible for health by reason ofdisease being or threatening to become epidemic;

(c) the school is closed by the board at any time after opening to enable repairs to beeffected;

(d) the school is declared uninhabitable by the board because of fire, storm, failure ofthe sewage system or other cause of a similar nature;

(e) the teacher was unavoidably prevented from opening the school because of delay inconstruction of new buildings or the extension, remodelling or renovation of existing buildingsand the minister is satisfied that no alternative accommodation was available;
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(f) the school was closed because of lack of heating or for another reason, where, in theopinion of the minister, the closing of the school could not have been avoided by the teacher; or

(g) the teacher is required to act as a member of the board of arbitration established inaccordance with the collective agreement as defined in theTeachers' Collective Bargaining Act.

1997 cS-12.2 s32

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Responsibilities of teachers

33.A teacher's responsibilities shall include (a) providing instruction to students and encouraging and fostering student learning; (b) promoting goals and standards applicable to the provision of education approvedunder this Act;

(c) teaching the courses of study and education programs that are prescribed orapproved under this Act;

(d) regularly evaluating students and periodically reporting the results of the evaluationto the student and his or her parent;

(e) under the direction of the principal, maintaining and supervising order and disciplineamong the students while they are in the school or on the school grounds and while they areattending or participating in activities that are determined by the principal, with the teachers ofthe school, to be school activities;

(f) where the teacher is employed in a French first language school, promoting culturalidentity and French language in the school; and

(g) carrying out those duties that are assigned to the teacher by the principal or theboard.

1997 cS-12.2 s33

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School register

34.A teacher shall keep a school register in the manner the minister may require.1997 cS-12.2 s34

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Register as evidence
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35.A copy of a register maintained in a school or, in the absence of a register, a certificatesigned by the principal of the school, respecting the attendance record of a student is, in theabsence of evidence to the contrary, admissible in evidence in all courts in a prosecution for anoffence under this Act and is proof of the information contained in the register or the certificatewithout proof of the signature or of the official capacity of the person who signed the register or

certificate.

1997 cS-12.2 s35

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Suspension

36.(1) A teacher may suspend a student from a class period in accordance with the by-lawsof the board.

(2) A teacher shall report a suspension of a student to the principal as soon aspracticable, but in any event before the end of that school day.

(3) A principal may in accordance with the by-laws of the board suspend a student from (a) one or more class periods; (b) one or more courses or school programs; (c) school; (d) riding on a school bus; and (e) participating in an activity sponsored or approved by the board. (4) A principal may reinstate a student suspended by the principal or a teacher. (5) A period of suspension shall be in accordance with the by-laws of the board and shallbe no longer than 30 school days in total in a school year.

(6) Notwithstanding subsection (5), the director may approve the extension of a periodof suspension if the principal can demonstrate that the presence of the suspended student in theschool threatens the safety of board employees or students or frequently and seriously disruptsthe classroom or the school.

(7) Where a period of suspension is extended under subsection (6), before reinstating thestudent, the director may require certification from a medical practitioner or other professionalperson whom the director considers appropriate, that the student no longer threatens the safety ofboard employees or students.

(8) Where a principal suspends a student under paragraph (3)(b), (c), (d) or (e), theprincipal shall immediately
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(a) inform the student's parent of that suspension; (b) report in writing to the student's parent and to the student all the circumstancesrespecting the suspension; and

(c) report in writing to the director all the circumstances respecting the suspension. (9) Upon receiving a report from a principal under paragraph (8)(c), the director, within3 school days of receiving the report, shall

(a) uphold the suspension; (b) alter the terms of the suspension; or (c) cancel the suspension. (10) Where the suspension is cancelled under paragraph (9)(c) the director may strike thesuspension from the student record.

1997 cS-12.2 s36

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Expulsion

37.(1) Where a student is persistently disobedient or defiant or conducts himself or herself ina manner that is likely to injuriously affect the proper conduct of the school, the principal shall

(a) warn the student and record the date of and reason for the warning; (b) notify the student's parent, in writing, that the student has been warned; (c) send a copy of the notice referred to in paragraph (b) to the director; and (d) discuss with the student's parent the circumstances giving cause for the warning. (2) Where, after a reasonable period and consultation with appropriate employees of theboard, it is determined that the student has not made a satisfactory effort to reform, the principalshall report in writing to the director and recommend to the director that the student be expelled.

(3)

Prior to the director making an order under subsection (4), the parent or the student,if the student is 19 years of age or older, may make representations to the director.

(4) Within 3 school days of receiving a report under subsection (2) the director shallconsider the recommendation and shall order that the student be expelled or not be expelled.

(5) A board may re-admit a student who h

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