Personal Safety Lessons for Our Students

Our Faith Formation program is strongly committed to keeping all the children of our parish safe. Therefore, all parish staff members and all volunteers who work with our children, including our catechists, have attended training sessions dealing with this topic.

As required by the USCCB and the Archdiocese, we also teach lessons in our faith formation classes about personal safety appropriate to each grade level.
 

• The programs are age-appropriate and respect parents’ role as their children’s primary educators.
• Parents have an opportunity to review all program materials before their children receive instruction. Among the curricula approved by the Archdiocese, we use the resources provided by Kidsmartz and NetSmartz.
• Parents may sign a form to opt their children out of personal safety instruction. If you wish to opt-out your child, please complete this form and return it to the Parish Office. 

You are always welcome to sit in the class with your child during the safety lesson as well.

Information on the cotent presented  in the personal safety lessosns is availalbe for your review here.  
Teaching Boundaries and Safety Guide for Adults