• Michigan's Department of Education is responsible for the welfare of all students in its care.school image by dinostock from Fotolia.com
  
  With 1,723,803 schools in Michigan, there are a lot of students to think of. As with all other types of schools, Michigan's Department of Education is responsible for the safety and welfare of students who attend boarding school.
  
  

Licenses

• For the safety of students, boarding schools must be licensed by the superintendent of public instruction. To get a license, a school must pass the safety requirements, be accredited by a national association recognized by the department of education---North Central Association, National Association of Independent Schools, etc---and meet health and building code.
  
  

Background Checks

• To keep students safe from any possible malicious individuals, the boarding school is required to request a criminal history and records check from the state police through the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Requiring a background check is standard in all states before a person is allowed to work with children.
  
  

Mental and Psychological Services

• Like all schools, boarding schools have students who may have greater emotional needs than other students, and they must be able to meet this need. In the times where a school professional is not enough, the boarding school must be able to provide emergency medical services if necessary.