St. Benilde School takes very seriously the commitment to provide a safe environment for all God’s people. For this reason and in obedience to the charter of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, every adult (person 18 years or older) whether on staff or serving as a volunteer in ANY ministry who has ongoing contact (more than once) with students or will be chaperoning students (such as a field trip) at St. Benilde School MUST complete a Safe Environment Training Session and have a current background check. The training will be effective for a three year period. There is no cost for participants, and the school assumes the costs for the background checks (which are good for three years). If you do not receive the training, then you will not be able to volunteer or work with youth until the training has been completed.
Any parent volunteer who has ongoing contact with minors – must complete the following steps: