School Safety and security is a pressing need for everyone in education to address. Parents entrust their children to be cared for and formed by quality Christ centered Catholic schools. It is our responsibility to equip faculty and staff members with the training and tools to keep children safe and address the dangers of today's world. It is a shame that the events happening in society have created the need to invest in training, resources and protocols to prevent and respond to emergency situations, but this is the world in which we live.
The Catholic Foundation of Oklahoma has joined the Department of Catholic Education in a commitment to support the Catholic schools of the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City by providing defense systems training covering aspects of self-defense, fight or flight, and emergency medical response to all school's faculty and staff. In addition, each classroom will be equipped with emergency first aid kits with the necessary supplies to administer life-saving first aid.
The School Safety Fund supports the purchase of these training programs, first aid kits and other materials to support Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City and keep our students safe.