NCEA Statement
Read the text of NCEA's statement, A Sacred Trust: The Safety of Our Children.
Child Abuse Policy
Example of a detailed policy on child abuse that might be developed by a diocese or archdiocese, reproduced from a book titled Personnel Policies and Procedures.
"A Board Shouldn't Think It Won't Happen Here"
An article about the board's responsibility to ensure the safety of students.
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops: National Child Protection Efforts
A page of links to documents, reports, and media releases that describe national child protection efforts of the Catholic Church.
Archdiocese of Washington Child Protection Policy
View and download the entire policy from this Web site, along with other reports and statements. The archdiocese requires training for all employees and volunteers who work with children.
U.S. Department of Education — School Emergency Planning Resources
The U.S. Department of Education provides information and resources for school emergency planning, including a downloadable Crisis Planning Brochure.
U.S. Department of Justice — "School Safety Package"
The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) of the U.S. Department of Justice offers resources to support schools, parents, and community leaders as they work to enhance school safety. A free package contains practical guidebooks and CDs that address issues such as developing successful school safety programs and emergency response plans, bullying, bomb threats, underage drinking, school vandalism and break-ins. To order call (800) 421-6770 or visit www.cops.usdoj.gov.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources — "Stop Bullying Now"
A Web site by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources provides fun materials that kids and adults can use.
Creating Anti-Bullying Strategies
A board that wants to develop polices and programs to stop bullying will find that a search on anti bullying produces a number of useful Web sites like this one.
A School Anti-Bullying Plan
Ideas of what a school can do to implement a whole school anti-bullying plan.
Internet Safety and Terminology ◄
Things every parent and person working with youth should know.
Internet and Techology Safety — SafeKids.com
Lots of information and links for making the Internet, blogging, and technology safe, fun, and productive.
Internet and Techology Safety — isafe.org
This high-tech multimedia site contains videos, training modules, handbooks, and other materials for the safe use of the Internet.
School Bus Safety
Information from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Additional Policy Examples
As a service to Department of Boards and Council members, we serve as a clearinghouse for actual policies that are in place. Have your department member ID number ready (from the upper left corner of the mailing label on your NCEA publications) and password. If you have an effective policy you would like to share, send it to nabccce@ncea.org.
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