Safety

Safe Environment Training and Livescan Fingerprinting Procedures

New Diocese of Fresno Policy Announced

Please Read – New Diocesan Policy - In an effort to provide the safest environment for our children, the Diocese of Fresno is implementing a new Safe Environment Program. As parents you entrust your children to our care, and we take every effort to ensure their safety. As you probably know, every staff member, from the principal to the custodian, must be fingerprinted before they are hired. This provides not only a background check, but also future notification if any staff member commits a crime that makes their relationship with children questionable. Our new Safe Environment Program now includes training for all parents, after school volunteer coaches, parent volunteer drivers for any school activity (fieldtrips or after school sports) and classroom volunteers, in addition to all employees.

It is sad that we live in a society where children are vulnerable. The reality is that little abuse does occur, but a comprehensive approach to the problem and a rigorous program of education will reduce the level even more. A diocesan representative will provide training sessions on the Safe Environment protocol which will include training on how to report suspected child abuse. In order to document our compliance with Diocesan protocol, each parent will be asked to sign a form indicating their participation in the training.

Online Training:

The Online training can be accessed at http://humanservices.ucdavis.edu/resource/camrt/index.asp. After entering the website please follow these procedures to complete the online training. Click on:

• General Training
• Register/Login
• Child Abuse Mandated Reporter
• Select Course
• Continue
• Check Out
• Enter Personal Information

Your will receive an e-mail within 48 hours with an attachment for the class. At this point you may then take the training course. Print the Certificate of Completion and return it to the school office.

Each volunteer parent is asked to sign the Diocese of Fresno Code of Conduct (Form A2) after training has been completed.  The training is mandatory once but the form must be renewed yearly.  This form is in the St. Anthony’s School Office. This form is also available on our school website here.

Fingerprinting procedures:

Please pick up a form in the school office and then you may go to the Fresno County Jail to be fingerprinted, which is located at 1225 M Street (at the NW corner of Fresno and M Streets).  The fee is $52 ($32 Department of Justice fee and a $20 rolling fee). They accept cash, check or money order only. No credit cards accepted.  You may go Monday through Friday from 7:00 am until 11:30 am.  Their telephone number is 488-3403 or 488-3724.  Upon entering the jail, you do not need to take a number but go past the Officers Counter to the left and follow the signs for Livescan Fingerprinting.  Also, for your convenience we do contract with Central Valley Livescan to fingerprint parents on campus from time to time. Upcoming dates will be announced in the Tuesday letter and a sign-up sheet will be posted on the bulletin board in the school office.  The fee is $47 ($32 DOJ Fee and $15 Rolling Fee) and checks may be made payable to Central Valley Livescan.

NOTE: Central Valley Livescan will be on campus during the Ice Cream Social on Thursday, August 21st from 6:00pm to 8:00 pm to fingerprint parents.