An Educator’s Guide to the Role of the Principal, Third Edition provides an up-to-date and comprehensive overview of roles and responsibilities of school leaders within an evolving landscape. This guide will benefit everyone involved in the education field, examining labour relations, negligence and liability, emergency response planning, student records, teacher performance, non-custodial parents, dealing with problem parents, school attendance, suspensions and expulsions, safe schools, and much more! Every issue is addressed in a factual manner, including guidelines for action, and enables principals to anticipate problems. New in this Edition: Duties and obligations surrounding safe schools; Proposed new process and procedure regarding hiring of teachers; Revisions to the class size regulation; Addressing school violence, critical incidents and emergencies, including the role of the principal in relation to local police; The impact of cannabis legalization; New expanded obligations surrounding students with medical conditions; Legal developments surrounding school liability, occupational health and safety and the legal definition of a “parent”.

Chapter 1. The Changing Role of the Principal: Introduction -- Changes Introduced by the Ford Government -- Life After Bill 160 -- Safe Schools Amendments to the Education Act -- The Enhanced Role of the Principal -- Duties of Principals -- Duties of Teachers -- School Councils -- Human Rights -- Conclusion -- Chapter 2. Labour Relations -- Introduction -- School Boards Collective Bargaining Act, 2014 -- Labour Relations Act, 1995 -- Voluntary Versus Required Duties -- Suggested Strategies in Managing Staff -- Occupational Health and Safety -- Hiring Practices -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3. Negligence and Liability: Introduction -- Duty of Care -- Standard of Care -- Duty to Provide Proper Supervision --Duty to Keep School Safe and in Good Repair -- Breach of Privacy -- Educational Malpractice -- Reporting the Presence of Communicable Diseases -- Suggested Measures -- Chapter 4. Emergency Response Planning -- Introduction -- Why Do We Need Emergency Response Strategies? -- School Lock-Downs -- Bomb Threats -- Tornadoes -- Emergency Response Planning Strategies -- Activating the Emergency Response Plan -- Chapter 5. Confidentiality and Disclosure of Student Records -- Introduction -- Ontario Student Record -- The OSR in Legal Proceedings -- Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act -- Youth Criminal Justice Act -- Confidentiality -- Chapter 6. Appraising and Documenting Teacher -- Performance -- Introduction -- A Duty to Appraise and Document -- Procedures for Performance Appraisals -- Conclusion -- Chapter 7. Dealing with the Problem Parent -- Introduction -- Parental Harassment -- Developing an Appropriate Response -- Civil Proceeding -- Occupational Health and Safety Act -- Criminal Code -- A Parent Protocol -- Chapter 8. The Rights of Non-Custodial Parents -- Introduction -- Relevant Legislation -- Role of the School -- Rights of Non-Custodial Parents -- Student Names -- Managing School Relationships -- Chapter 9. School Attendance -- Introduction -- Obligation to Attend School -- Responsibility for Enforcing School Attendance -- Dealing with the Problem of Non-Attendance -- Preventing Attendance Problems -- Chapter 10. Managing Medical Conditions in Schools -- Introduction -- Duty and Standard of Care in Ordinary Circumstances -- Duty and Standard of Care in an Emergency -- Assignment to Administer Medication -- Managing Students with Diabetes -- Managing Students with Asthma -- Managing Students with Allergies -- Managing Medical Cannabis -- Naloxone Kits in Schools -- Conclusion -- Chapter 11. Suspensions and Expulsions -- Introduction -- Progressive Discipline -- Responding to incidents -- Notification -- Delegation of Authority Regarding Discipline -- The Suspension Process -- The Expulsion Process -- School Disciplinary Proceedings and Criminal Charges -- Investigating Incidents -- Interviewing Witnesses -- Conclusion -- Chapter 12. Safe Schools: Introduction -- School Transfers Related to School Safety -- Reporting to the Principal -- Off-School Conduct -- Cyberbullying -- Police Investigations on School Premises -- Search and Seizure in Schools -- Dealing with Trespassers -- Reporting Child Abuse -- Creating a Problem-Solving School Culture -- Index .