Student Assessment of Risk to Others (ARTO)

Fair Notice and Process to our Students and Parents/Caregivers

What Parents & Students Need to Know

All threat making behaviour(s) must be reported to the school Principal/Vice-Principal who activates the ARTO protocol
Investigation may involve student services counsellors, the police of jurisdiction, or other community agencies
Investigation may involve locker and personal property searches
Interviews will be held with the students, threat maker, parents/guardians/caregivers and staff who may have information about the threat
Parents of students who are directly involved will be notified
Threatening behaviour may result in disciplinary action
An intervention plan may be developed for the student making the threat and a support plan developed for any individuals targeted by threats

What is a threat?

An expression of intent to do harm or act out violently against someone or something which may be verbal, written, drawn, posted on the Internet, or made by gestures. Luther College cannot ignore any threat of violence.

What is the purpose of an ARTO?

Ensure the safety of students, staff, parents/guardians/caregivers, and others
Ensure a full understanding of the context and level of the threat
Begin to understand factors that contribute to the threat maker’s behaviour
Be proactive in developing an intervention and support plan for the emotional and physical safety of the threat maker
Promote everyone’s emotional and physical safety

When will an ARTO be initiated?

A student ARTO will be initiated for threat making behaviors including:

Serious violence or violence with intent to harm or kill
Verbal/written threats to harm or kill others that are clear, direct and plausible
Online threats to harm or kill others
Possession of weapons (including replicas)
Bomb threats (including making and/or detonating explosive devices)
Fire setting
Hate motivated violence targeting a particular student/group
Sexual intimidation or assault
Chronic, pervasive, targeted bullying or harassment
Gang related intimidation and violence

Duty To Report

To ensure a safe, caring, accepting learning environment for all, staff, parents/caregivers, students and community members share an obligation to actively take steps to prevent violence, manage threats, and plan for safety.

Duty to Respond

Threats must be taken seriously, investigated, and include an appropriate response. Luther College will not accept a “no response” to a serious threat.

Our goal is to:

respond to threats quickly and professionally
maintain a multi-disciplinary ARTO team including the Principal, Vice Principal, counsellors and others
create and maintain partnerships with community resources such as:

        Regina Police Services

        City of Regina, Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services

        Regina Fire & Protective Services

        Regina Catholic School Division

        Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety

        Regina Public Schools

        Child & Youth Services, Saskatchewan Health Authority

        Regina Open Door Society

        Ministry of Social Services

engage all parties in the ARTO process
work with community partners by sharing information, advice, and support that reduces risk
respect an individual’s right to privacy and safety of all to the fullest extent possible when sharing information with committee members and community partners

Our process is based on the North American Centre for Threat Assessment and Trauma Response (NACTATR) model of Violence Threat/Risk Assessment.