PRS Matters Bulletins: Advice for Members

PRS (Professional Relations Services) Matters Bulletins are articles about issues relating to your 

rights and responsibilities. They are designed to keep members informed on a variety of important legal 
and professional issues. The most relevant bulletins have been adapted for the Tips for New Members 
section of this book. Look for new bulletins in the Steward mailings that come to your school. They are 
also available on the ETFO website. Go to www.etfo.ca 4 Advice for Members 4 PRS Matters Bulletins.

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 A Member’s Duty to Report under the Child 

and Family Services Act

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 Allegations involving CAS and/or Police - What 

to do if it happens to you

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 Allegations of Sexual Misconduct

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 Anger in the Workplace

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 Annual Learning Plan – Advice to Members

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 Assertive versus Aggressive Behaviour

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 Attitude – It’s Everything

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 Bill 13 – Accepting Schools Act

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 Bill 157 – Keeping our Kids Safe at School Act

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 Bill 168 Protects Educational Personnel from 

Violence and Harassment in the Workplace

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 Changes to the Safe Schools Act (Bill 212) 

Criminal Allegations or Charges

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 Class Building

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 Criminal Background Checks

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 Dealing with Conflict

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 Defamatory Websites and Social Networking 

Pages

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 Documentation and Personal Information 

Concerning Students

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 Electronic Communications

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 Electronic Communication and Social Media 

Advice to Members

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 Elementary Progress Report Card and 

Elementary Provincial Report Card Continued 
Implementation Update

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 Employment Insurance Benefits

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 Epipen Fact Sheet – Sabrina’s Law E  EQAO 

Testing – Advice to Members

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 FDK Team Relationships

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 Fifths Disease and You

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 Health and Safety – The 3Rs

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 Members as Witnesses in Court Proceedings

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 Implementation of the Elementary Progress 

Report Card

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 Individual Education Plan Advice to Members

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 Making an Adverse Report on Another 

Member

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 Maintaining Professional Relationships 

among all Educators

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 Member Mental Health

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 Members as Witnesses in Court Proceedings

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 Money in Schools

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 New Teacher Induction Program (NTIP)

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 Notice of Resignation

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 Other Teaching Roles – Are You Protected

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 Ontario Human Rights Code

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 Overnight School Trips

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 Policy and Program Memorandum 155 – 

Diagnostic Assessment

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 Practicing Caution – Guidelines for Electronic 

Communications

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 Pregnancy and Parental Leaves

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 Pregnancy – Parental Leave

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 Professional Boundaries

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