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<\/span><\/div>Safe Environment<\/h2>\n<\/div>St. Joseph Church & School is committed to ensuring a safe environment for our children and for upholding the \u201cNational Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\nThe Catholic Church is dedicated to ensuring the safety of children, but the prevention of child abuse requires more than adult awareness, education, and training about the nature and scope of the problem.\u00a0 The Teaching Touching Safety<\/em>\u00a0program guide (Teaching Touching Safety Guide<\/em>) is a tool designed to assist parents and teachers in this important task. The Touching Safety program is a vehicle through which parents, teachers, catechists, and youth ministers give children and young people the tools they need to protect themselves from those who might harm them.<\/p>\nBefore serving in the school or parish, all employees and volunteers who have regular contact with children and youth, are required to complete VIRTUS training and the appropriate background checks.\u00a0 Please contact the school office to begin the background screening process.\u00a0 Below is our Policy and Ministerial Standards & Code of Conduct.<\/strong><\/p>\nPolicy: Protection of Minors and Vulnerable Adults and Ministerial Standards & Code of Conduct<\/a><\/p>\nPolicy: Protection of Minors and Vulnerable Adults and Ministerial Standards & Code of Conduct – Spanish<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>Your local Victim Assistance Coordinator is available to help you or anyone who has been abused or victimized by someone representing the\u00a0Catholic Church. <\/strong>We will listen to your needs and support you. We will help you make a formal complaint and arrange a personal meeting with the bishop, or his delegate, if desired.\u00a0We encourage you to come forward\u00a0and speak out.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nDiocesan Victim Assistance:<\/strong><\/u><\/h3>\n1 (800) 921-8122<\/strong><\/h3>\n(843) 856-0748<\/strong><\/h3>\nVAC@charlestondiocese.org<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>![](\"https:\/\/sjccs.net\/school\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/05\/Safe-Environment-Logo-Color1-292x300.jpg\" "\\"Safe")
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St. Joseph Church & School is committed to ensuring a safe environment for our children and for upholding the \u201cNational Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People.\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n The Catholic Church is dedicated to ensuring the safety of children, but the prevention of child abuse requires more than adult awareness, education, and training about the nature and scope of the problem.\u00a0 The Teaching Touching Safety<\/em>\u00a0program guide (Teaching Touching Safety Guide<\/em>) is a tool designed to assist parents and teachers in this important task. The Touching Safety program is a vehicle through which parents, teachers, catechists, and youth ministers give children and young people the tools they need to protect themselves from those who might harm them.<\/p>\n Before serving in the school or parish, all employees and volunteers who have regular contact with children and youth, are required to complete VIRTUS training and the appropriate background checks.\u00a0 Please contact the school office to begin the background screening process.\u00a0 Below is our Policy and Ministerial Standards & Code of Conduct.<\/strong><\/p>\n Policy: Protection of Minors and Vulnerable Adults and Ministerial Standards & Code of Conduct<\/a><\/p>\n Policy: Protection of Minors and Vulnerable Adults and Ministerial Standards & Code of Conduct – Spanish<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div> Your local Victim Assistance Coordinator is available to help you or anyone who has been abused or victimized by someone representing the\u00a0Catholic Church. <\/strong>We will listen to your needs and support you. We will help you make a formal complaint and arrange a personal meeting with the bishop, or his delegate, if desired.\u00a0We encourage you to come forward\u00a0and speak out.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\nDiocesan Victim Assistance:<\/strong><\/u><\/h3>\n
1 (800) 921-8122<\/strong><\/h3>\n
(843) 856-0748<\/strong><\/h3>\n
VAC@charlestondiocese.org<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>
<\/span><\/div>ACADEMICS<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>