507.8 Student Assistance Teams

Code No. 507.8

STUDENT ASSISTANCE TEAMS

The school district is committed to providing quality education in an environment that promotes learning. To assist students in grades kindergarten through twelve, the school district shall create a student assistance program in each building.

This program shall be designed to:

• Provide assistance to students troubled by physical, social, emotional, sexual, legal, medical, family or chemical problems;
• Improve the quality of the education program and the school environment;
• Utilize existing human resources in the school district community rather than acquiring new employees in the school district; and,
• Enlist the support and involvement of the employee and officials.

Information shared with a student assistance team shall be confidential and shall not be disseminated without written permission from the student or parents.

Legal Reference: 

Iowa Code § 279.8 

Approved    9-13-93 Reviewed    8-15-2022     Revised   6-18-2018