School Safety & Security

February 21, 2018
OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
ARCHDIOCESE OF NEW YORK

Dear Parents/Guardians:
As you know, the continued safety of our students and school communities
remain a high priority. In recent years, the Office of the Superintendent has worked
closely with our principals and other community professionals to ensure our safety
procedures are comprehensive and up-to-date.
As part of our effort to continue to improve our school safety practices, the Office
of the Superintendent has partnered in recent months with local law enforcement and
Fire/EMS agencies, including the NYPD and FDNY, and private security professionals to
further develop our comprehensive Safety & Security Training Program for our schools.
This program will help ensure our school comnunities are prepared to respond to the
ever-evolving security challenges facing schools across the nation.
This revised program will entail one day of on-site safety training for the entire
faculty and staff at every school across the archdiocese, and will therefore require your
child's school to close on the day of training. Good Shepherd training is on Thursday,
March 22nd, 2018 . We appreciate your patience and understanding.
I thank you again for attention to this important communication and for your
continued partnership as parents. Should you have any questions with regard to these
trainings, please contact your principal.
Sincerely,
Timothy J. McNiff, Ed.D.
Superintendent of Schools
The Archdiocese of New York