Table of Cont . Grad . Req . Disciplinary Responibilities Stud . Activities School Services Miscellaneous
recognizes that suicide is a complex issue and that , while the school may recognize potentially suicidal youth , it cannot make clinical assessment of risk and provide in-depth counseling , but must notify the parent or guardian who will be provided with a list of appropriate resources for such an evaluation . Therefore , any school employee who may have knowledge of a suicide threat must take the proper steps to report this information to the school principal or his / her designee .
CHILD ABUSE / NEGLECT # 5140.1 The Enfield Public School District ( the “ District ”) shall comply with the Connecticut General Statutes regarding child abuse and neglect by requiring all personnel employed by the school system to report any incident where there is a reasonable cause to suspect child abuse , neglect or risk of abuse of a child to the designated authority . In order to assure that the above policy is fully implemented , employees must follow Administrative Regulation 5140.1 and the District requires that :
1 . All personnel fully comply with all requirements of the General Statutes and with regulations promulgated by the Commissioner of Children and Families with respect to the reporting of any incident where there is reasonable cause to suspect abuse or neglect of a child in accordance with the administrative procedures of the District ;
2 . All personnel fully comply with all the requirements of the General Statutes and Regulations promulgated by the Director of the Office of Protection and Advocacy for persons with disabilities with respect to the reporting of incidents where there is reasonable cause to suspect abuse or neglect of mentally retarded students between the ages of 18 and 21 in accordance with the administrative procedures of the District ;
3 . All personnel cooperate fully with the investigation of suspected abuse and neglect by the Department of Children and Families ( DCF ), a law enforcement agency , and / or the Office of Protection and Advocacy for persons with disabilities , and with all court proceedings involving suspected abuse and neglect ;
4 . Such mandated reporting requirements of the general statutes and the administrative regulations regarding reporting be appropriately reviewed with all professional and paraprofessional personnel who are mandated reporters , and with school personnel who are not mandated reporters ( e . g ., secretaries , maintenance , cafeteria , and transportation staff ) at periodic intervals ;
5 . Any student suspected of having been abused or neglected who is in need of health care attention shall be provided such health care to the same extent it would be provided to any other child in need of such care and ;
6 . All personnel treat all cases of suspected abuse and neglect with full consideration of the privacy of students and families , and will maintain appropriate confidentiality within the limitations of federal and state laws and local policy .
SCIENCE CLASSROOM DISSECTION ( Excerpt ) “ The Enfield Board of Education endorses the dissection experience as a valuable method of instruction for learning the relation of anatomy to function in the study of organisms ; however , the educational needs of the student who is determined to have a conscientious objection to dissection will be addressed on an individual basis through alternative assignments .” ( See Board Policy 6144 ).
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