Volunteers shall at all times be under the direction of an employee designated by the principal. Time allocated for volunteer activities will respect the requirements of the regular school programs and established routines. Volunteers shall respect the confidentiality of school-based information and shall not have access to school records. The principal will ascertain the amount and nature of information that a volunteer may need to carry out an assigned task. Programs or activities initiated by volunteers must have the express approval of the staff member to which the volunteer is assigned by the principal.
Teachers are responsible for disciplining students.
Matters related to student behaviour shall be reported to the supervising staff person. Teachers shall maintain responsibility for evaluating students. Volunteers shall not become involved in the development of evaluation techniques or the interpretation of evaluation results. Schools are authorized to develop procedures, consistent with this policy and guidelines, for the management of volunteer services. Where provided for in letters of agreement, school advisory councils may assist in designing the role of volunteers in the school.