How can confidentiality be assured?
The system has confidentiality built into it as far as possible. Certainly, there is no requirement for individuals to be identified at any stage of the process (with the obvious exception of the review meeting itself!). The detailed content of the discussion that takes place in the Performance Review meeting is confidential to the reviewer and the reviewer. As in all other contexts in which individuals are discussed, we would expect that personal issues would be handled sensitively and appropriately. The brief written record of the meeting is confidential to the reviewer, the reviewee and the Head of Department or their nominee. The departmental summary report submitted to HR Policy Committee at the end of the Performance Review cycle is based on anonymised summary statements produced during the Performance Review meetings and does not identify individual performance issues. It is a requirement of the Performance Review scheme that all departments store records securely to ensure conf
• Parents have been left out of the decisions. • Concern for false positive results. • Policy needs more detail and to be more precise. • These students already are held to higher standards academically. • Form a committee of parents, teachers, students, social workers, etc. • Confidentiality issues, counselors aware of issues and not reporting to parents • Privacy issues, humiliating to students • Why target just one group of students? • Concern about rumors when students are tested – ruin pride • Punish or kick out of positive activity – more depressed and more time for drugs • When will parents be called, before testing, after testing, etc.? • Does the school board have the right to violate the 4th amendment? • Legal ramifications – leave it to law enforcement In her closing remarks, Ms. Patsy Simpson commended the board for outstanding communication on this issue. Mr. Mitch Jacobs also spoke about gang problems within the system. He indicated that he does not feel that enough train
