Requirements of the Educators
- Seek and receive your Principal’s approval via your school board field trip procedure form.
- Check that the Outside Activity Provider meets your school board’s requirement for third party liability insurance.
- The safety standards for the activity must be presented to the Outside Activity Provider prior to the activity taking place. The teacher and the Outside Activity Provider must communicate and review the relevant OPASSE activity safety standards and the requirements of the Outside Activity Provider. The activity provider must meet the minimum requirements listed in the safety standards. Where the Outside Activity Provider has additional requirements, these requirements must be followed.
- Check that the Outside Activity Provider can accommodate identified students with special needs and students with medical conditions.
- Prior to the activity, the Teacher must communicate the following to parents/guardians in writing:
- Details of the activity
- Risks associated with the activity
- The location of the activity
- The means of transportation used
- Student expectations (precautions students are supposed to take related to environmental factors, if applicable).
- A consent form must be received giving the student permission to participate.
- The Teacher must outline the risks associated with the activity to the students along with procedures to follow to minimize risks.
- The Teacher must be present throughout the entirety of the activity and supervise the students based on the type of supervision stated on the activity safety standards.
- The role of the Teacher is to:
- supervise the participants for management and direction; and
- supervise (oversee) the role and conduct of the Outside Activity Provider with the students and activity.