Confidentiality
Confidentiality Statement
Confidentiality
Students' conversations with a school counselor, school psychologist, nurse, health assistant, pupil personnel worker, or school mental health therapist are kept confidential unless the information is a threat of harm to self or others.
Examples include:
1. Child abuse, sexual abuse, or neglect
2. Crime or other serious offense
3. Sexual harassment by a student or school employee
4. Health risk to self or another person
These are serious issues. If a student is dealing with any of these issues they are encouraged to talk with parents and to seek support from a school counselor, school psychologist, nurse, health assistant, pupil personnel worker, or school mental health therapist.
* Howard County Public School System Office of Student Services Confidentiality Statement.
Confidentiality
Students' conversations with a school counselor, school psychologist, nurse, health assistant, pupil personnel worker, or school mental health therapist are kept confidential unless the information is a threat of harm to self or others.
Examples include:
1. Child abuse, sexual abuse, or neglect
2. Crime or other serious offense
3. Sexual harassment by a student or school employee
4. Health risk to self or another person
These are serious issues. If a student is dealing with any of these issues they are encouraged to talk with parents and to seek support from a school counselor, school psychologist, nurse, health assistant, pupil personnel worker, or school mental health therapist.
* Howard County Public School System Office of Student Services Confidentiality Statement.