They are to be filed with the Secretary of the Board within eight days after the making of taking thereof. If a member of a board is convicted of an indictable offence, or absents himself or herself without bei ng authorized by resolution entered in the minutes, from three consecutive regular meetings of the board, or ceases to hold the qualifications required to act as a member of the board the member thereby vacates his or her seat. Trustees along with School Board employees must observe the requirements of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Part II of the Act specified the rules for protection of individual privacy including use and disclosure of pers onal information which trustees have access to as a result of their membership on the Toronto Catholic District School Board Board of Trustees. All personal information as defined in the Act must be protected and kept confidential by Trustees.
Considerable discretion is required at all times.
In Private Session Trustees are bound by the pupil records secrecy provisions of the Education Act, and the Privacy Provisions of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act in their official capacity as Trustee and Board Member. Private Session means with the public excluded. The Local Government Disclosure of Interest Act also applies to School Board Trustees.