South Shore, Nova Scotia

South Shore District School Board, Policy and Procedures
Policy #305, SWRSB #404.4
Effective date: November 12, 2003

The South Shore (in Nova Scotia) District School Board supports the concept that students must be provided with alternatives to dissection where this procedure is a part of the course of study. The alternatives to dissection shall be accessed and available to students as an integral part of their program when requested.

Procedure:

• Students shall be informed in student handbooks and/or similar school publications of their right to forgo dissection.
• Alternatives must be available in all classes where animals may be used for this purpose.
• The teacher shall remind all students, in advance of the activity, that they have the right to withdraw from dissection activities.
• The teacher, in cooperation with the principal, is responsible for providing a viable and comparable alternative to dissection and evaluation for that activity.