Child Protection Information
Over the year Catholic Education encourages us to share summaries of specific documents. Below are this term’s documents.
Bullying and Harassment Procedures and Concerns
The school will provide a positive culture where harassment/bullying is not accepted, and in so doing, all will have the right of respect from others, the right to learn and to teach, and a right to feel safe and secure in the school environment. At Our Lady of the River School we celebrate our individual talents, skills and differences. We will all try to live as God wants us to.
“Love one another as I have loved you.” John 13:36
- To reinforce within the school community what bullying is, and the fact that it is unacceptable.
- Everyone within the school community to be alert to signs and evidence of bullying and to have a responsibility to report it to staff whether as observer or victim.
- To ensure that all reported incidents of bullying are followed up appropriately and that support is given to both victims and perpetrators.
To seek parental and peer-group support and co-operation at all times.
Policy for the Care, Wellbeing and Protection of Children and Young People 2017
South Australian Catholic schools place the highest priority on the care, wellbeing and protection of children and young people. In South Australia Child Protection policy and practices support a proactive role in the care, wellbeing and protection of children and young people, the provision of child safe environments and intervention procedures for responding to abuse and neglect.
These responsibilities include:
- a duty of care to students
- responsibilities as mandated notifiers of child abuse and/or neglect the provision of child protection curriculum for every student
- a code of conduct to promote respectful and caring relationships
The full document can be viewed below;