Safe Schools

The Board believes that it is the right of each student and each staff member to a safe and orderly learning environment, free of concern about personal safety and, therefore, the Board shall:

(a) reduce and try to eliminate the incidence of bullying and violence in the schools;
(b) provide opportunities for students to develop the skills necessary to handle and avert violent and potentially violent situations; (c) promote the long-term prevention of violence by preparing students to manage their lives and relationships in non-violent ways;
(d) work co-operatively and in shared responsibility with students, parents, school councils, staff, the wider community and the police to foster a safe and inclusive school environment and to fulfill the guiding principles and objectives of the Board;
(e) ensure that all members of the school community are treated with respect and dignity.

We have just completed an extensive review and update of our Safe Schools Policies and Procedures. Please refer to the Policies and Procedures section of our website, under School Operations to download your own copies.

For more information about Safe Schools please read our factsheet

A safe and caring learning community is one that takes a holistic approach to learning and academic achievement through the infusion of character education and opportunities for character development, respect for diversity, parent and community partnerships, and citizenship development.  The fundamental building blocks to a safe and caring school community are the relationships and partnerships between administrators, staff, parents, students and the community.  It is through these relationships and partnerships that all individuals in the school community have the opportunity to practice and model to one another the character attributes that are at the foundation of our board operations.

The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board’s "A Community of Character" is a set of attributes that were discussed and chosen by a myriad of stakeholders.  These ten attributes were selected as they were the ones deemed to be of most importance to the OCDSB and have now been built into our Board Code of Conduct Policy . click here to read more...