The safety of our students is a top priority at the Cathedral Parish School.  There is a spirit of vigilance among the staff and we are always asking the question, "How can we keep our students safe?"  Our Campus Security Program includes:
 

• A security fence around the perimeter of the campus

• A vast security camera system throughout the campus, indoors and outdoors, monitored throughout the school day and recorded 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

• Interior fencing and gates

• Locked classroom and building doors

• A close working relationship with local law enforcement

• Campus security patrols by staff members

• Staff trained to report suspicious behavior

• Opaque privacy screens around play areas

• An electronic security/alarm system

• Pervasive staff presence during drop-off and pick-up times

• Routine lockdown, intruder, fire, and weather drills for all students and staff

• Access by all staff members on their person to the SaferWatch alert system

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Harassment and Discrimination

Cathedral Parish School is committed to providing an environment that is free of discrimination and harassment.  In keeping with this commitment, the school will not tolerate harassment or discrimination on the basis of a person’s protected status, such as gender, color, race, ancestry, national origin, age, physical disability, mental condition, marital status, veteran status, citizenship status.  All employees, faculty members and students are protected under this policy.  In addition, this policy applies to all conduct occurring on school grounds, at assignments outside the school, or at school-sponsored events.  All students are responsible for helping to assure that any harassment or discrimination is reported.  If a student witnesses or learns of any conduct that violates this policy, the student must immediately report the incident to his/her principal.  If, however, the principal is the individual who is believed to have engaged in the inappropriate conduct, the student should notify the Superintendent of Schools of the Diocese of St. Augustine.  If an investigation reveals that inappropriate conduct has occurred, the school will take corrective action based on the circumstances.

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Bathroom Policy

Cathedral Parish School complies with the requirements of §553.865, Florida Statutes, The Safety in Private Spaces Act. Except where facilities are specifically designated as unisex, the school’s bathroom and locker rooms/changing facilities are designated exclusively for use by biological females or biological males. Any student who willfully enters a school restroom or locker room/changing facility designated for the opposite sex and refuses to depart when asked to do so by any school personnel will be subject to disciplinary consequences as established by the school principal unless a specific statutory exception applies.