4213 - STUDENT SUPERVISION AND WELFARE

Ida Public School District

Bylaws & Policies

4213 - STUDENT SUPERVISION AND WELFARE

Support staff members may be confronted with situations which, if handled incorrectly, could result in liability to the District and personal liability to the staff member.

The Superintendent shall maintain and enforce the following standards:

	A.	Each support staff member shall report immediately to the principal any accident or safety hazard s/he detects.

	B.	Each support staff member shall immediately report to the principal any knowledge of threats of violence by students.

	C.	A support staff member shall not send students on any personal errands.

	D.	A support staff member shall not associate or fraternize with students at any time in a manner which may give the appearance of impropriety, including, but not limited to, the creation or participation in any situation or activity which 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.

		This provision should not be construed as precluding a support staff member from associating with students in private for legitimate or proper reasons. However, dating, romantic and/or sexual relationships with students, regardless of their age and regardless of consent are absolutely prohibited, unless the staff member and student are legally married.

	E.	A support staff member shall not transport students in a private vehicle without the approval of the administration.

	F.	A student shall not be required to perform work or services that may be detrimental to his/her health.


	G.	Staff members shall only engage in electronic communication with students via email, texting, social media and/or online networking media, such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, MySpace, Skype, blogs, etc., when such communication is directly related to curricular matters or co-curricular/extracurricular events or activities with prior approval of the principal.

	H.	Staff members are prohibited from electronically transmitting any personally identifiable image of a student(s), including video, photographs, streaming video, etc. via email, text message, or through the use of social media and/or online networking media, such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, MySpace, Skype, blogs, etc., unless such transmission has been made as part of a pre-approved curricular matter or co-curricular/extracurricular event or activity such as a school-sponsored publication or production in accordance with Policy 5722.

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 or civil liability. This includes, but is not limited to, information concerning assessments, grades, behavior, family background, and alleged child abuse.

M.C.L.A. 722.621 et seq., 750.520b, 750.520d, 750.520e