AP 516 - Personal Property
Background
The Surrey School District No. 36 (the “District”) will not accept responsibility for loss, damage or theft of any article including, but not limited to, clothing, school supplies, equipment, electronics (e.g., cameras, phones, iPads, notebook, tablet and laptop computers), vehicles or cash not owned by the District, except as stated herein.
Procedures
| 1. | Items brought to or left on District premises are at the owner’s risk. It is the owner’s responsibility to arrange insurance to cover any loss or damage to personal property brought to District premises.
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| 2. | Exceptions to the foregoing are:
a. | Vandalism to employees’ and trustees’ vehicles provided pursuant to related administrative procedures, and collective agreements; and
| | b. | Teaching aids, owned by a teacher, which were brought to school for instructional purposes as defined in the collective agreement between the board and the Surrey Teachers Association.
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| 3. | Notification
a. | Principals are to provide notification to staff, students, parents and users of schools that personal property brought to or left on District premises is at the owner’s risk.
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| 4. | Authority
a. | The Secretary-Treasurer or designate is authorized to settle claims arising from the exceptions defined in section 2.
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