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SECTION J: STUDENTS

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WEAPONS - POSSESSION

When a student is determined to be in possession of a weapon, the following procedures should be considered:

1.  The Principal/designate shall promptly take possession of the weapon when it is safe to do so. Students shall not be requested or encouraged to deliver the weapon to the Principal/designate if they locate it.

2.  The Principal shall contact:
bulletthe R.C.M.P. if it is an illegal weapon, or if there is concern the weapon was to be used to harm or intimidate others;
bulletthe parents/guardians;
bulletthe Superintendent’s Department.
3.  The student who brought the weapon to school shall remain under the guidance of the Principal or designate until his/her parents collect him/her, or until other suitable arrangements are made for a safe exit. If the R.C.M.P. plans to investigate, the student shall remain at the school pending their arrival.

4.  The student in grades 4-12 who brought the weapon to school and/or was in possession of the weapon shall be suspended from the school for five (5) days.

5.  The Principal shall conduct a complete investigation and issue a report, as soon as is practical, to the Superintendent’s Department, including copies of all documentation.

6.  The student and the parents/guardians shall meet with a member of the Superintendent’s Department prior to the student being allowed to return to school.

7.  Students who bring weapons to school are subject to suspension and/or expulsion from school.

 

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