Volunteer Drivers

ALERT: Hold and Secure Lifted

This morning at about 10:15am, the school reached out to Victoria Police after receiving an anonymous threat which initiated a ‘hold and secure’. Hold and secure has now been lifted. Classes are still in session. A ‘hold and secure’ is used when it is desirable to secure the school due to an ongoing situation outside the school. In a ‘hold and secure’ situation, the school continues to function normally, with the exterior doors being locked until such time as the situation near the school is resolved.

School District #61 has revised school policy and regulation regarding volunteer drivers. The district is committed to ensuring student safety. With this in mind, drivers who are volunteering to drive any child other than their own will be required to complete a Criminal Record Check (CRC) and Driver’s Abstract.

Vic High Volunteer Driver Checklist:

1. Obtain a copy of your drivers abstract (free online): https://www.icbc.com/driver-licensing/getting-licensed/Your-driving-record

2. Fill out the School District ‘Volunteer Driver’ form (download by clicking here)

3. Bring in or email vichigh@sd61.bc.ca a photocopy of your vehicle insurance papers (min. $3 million liability)
4. Obtain a Criminal Record Check: (free online and will be sent to the school) https://justice.gov.bc.ca/eCRC/home.htm

For the school code, please contact the school office at vichigh@sd61.bc.ca

* And return the necessary documents to the office at least 1 day before driving students

Criminal Record Check applicants who do not have a credit history of at least six months or have not been living in Canada for at least two years will need to get a Volunteer Driver Letter from the school office to take it to your municipal police department.

We greatly appreciate all of our volunteer drivers taking the time to complete this process. Please be assured that your personal information will be kept confidential and secure. For further information, please contact the school office.* The Criminal Record Review Program verifies identities through an Electronic Identity Verification (EIV) process. It is important to know that the Criminal Records Review Program is not running a credit report; it is only using the EIV to verify the applicant’s identity and to make sure the personal information contained in the criminal record check form is accurate. No information from this process is retained or stored by the Criminal Record Check Program.

ALERT: Hold and Secure Lifted

École Secondaire

Victoria

High School

Please Be Advised