Modify the Safety Standards

The review process is as follows:

Submissions due to Ophea no later than July 15th for consideration at the Safety and Injury Prevention Advisory Committee (SIPAC) during the upcoming school year.
Request is accepted or denied and the requestor is notified.
Research and development of new page occurs.
New/revised pages are released for the following school year.

The following Values/Guiding Principles should be reflected in the development and implementation of all activities associated with the Ontario Physical Activity Safety Standards.

Physical Activity Focus. The promotion and encouragement of physical activity and active living for children and youth (in a safe, risk-managed environment) must be central to all decisions made regarding the Ontario Physical Activity Safety Standards in Education.
Risk Management Processes. The Ontario Physical Activity Safety Standards in Education are a risk management document. Any updates/rewrites to the standards need to follow the process of risk management, which involves five steps:
- identification of exposures to injury;
- examination of the feasibility of alternate practices;
- selection of the best risk management practices;
- implementation of the selected practice; and
- monitoring results and making improvements where necessary.
School Boards are Unique. Implementation, updates to, and any rewrites of the standards must take into account the unique needs of different School Boards, allowing localization.
Consideration of Intramural Clubs and Activities and Interschool Athletics. It is important that the intramural clubs and activities and interschool athletics components be treated as an integral part of the Ontario Physical Activity Safety Standards in Education and continue to be supported.

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Add an activity to the Ontario Physical Activity Safety Standards in Education

Modify an existing activity in the Ontario Physical Activity Safety Standards in Education

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Secondary

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Curricular: Classroom instruction in physical education and off-site trips involving physical activity

Interschool: School sponsored, competitive programs which occur outside students' instructional time, involve a selected school team/group, and involve a competition against an outside team/group

Intramural: School sponsored physical/recreation activities which are outside the students' instructional time, not a selected school team/group, and not a competition against an outside team/group

Select all that apply and provide the safety guideline modification requests (including the subsection within the given section if applicable) along with the rational and relevant research:

Rationale for adding the activity

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Grade Level (Select all that apply)

Elementary

Secondary

Module (Select all that apply)

Curricular: Classroom instruction in physical education and off-site trips involving physical activity

Interschool: School sponsored, competitive programs which occur outside students' instructional time, involve a selected school team/group, and involve a competition against an outside team/group

Intramural: School sponsored physical/recreation activities which are outside the students' instructional time, not a selected school team/group, and not a competition against an outside team/group

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Select all that apply and provide the safety guideline modification requests (including the subsection within the given section if applicable) along with the rational and relevant research:

Select all that apply and provide the safety guidelines to include along with the rational and relevant research:

Modify the Safety Standards

Select all that apply and provide the safety guideline modification requests (including the subsection within the given section if applicable) along with the rational and relevant research:

Select all that apply and provide the safety guidelines to include along with the rational and relevant research:

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