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Article History

Received: 9 December 2020

Accepted: 12 April 2021

First Online: 26 April 2021

Declarations

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: The University of British Columbia gave ethical approval to carry out the BCAHS, and administrative permission was obtained from participating school districts. Consent procedure to participate in the BCAHS has two approaches, determined by the school district, either signed parental consent and student assent, or parental notification about the study and students’ consent to participate. A growing number of school districts have opted for parental notification and student consent. For instance, out of the 58 school districts that participated in the 2018 survey, 51 school districts required parental notification and student consent to participate in the survey, while only 6 school districts required signed parental consent. One school district required different consent and notification procedures depending on the age of the student [, ].

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare that they do not have any conflict of interest, financial and otherwise.