Can schools release information about students and parents to the regional health authority?
• According to the Student Record Regulation, certain information must be provided when a school board receives a written request from a medical officer of health as defined in the Public Health Act or his designate. • Schools must disclose the student’s name, address, date of birth, sex and school, and the name, address and telephone number of the student’s parent or guardian. • The regional health authority may use the information for the purpose of contacting parents or guardians regarding voluntary health programs offered by the regional health authority, including immunization, hearing, vision, speech and dental health programs, and communicable disease control.
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