In September, Praesidium, the leader in abuse risk management, once again awarded Delbarton Praesidium Accreditation®. Praesidium Accreditation® is a prestigious honor that publicly demonstrates the organization has worked to achieve the highest industry standards in abuse prevention.  Delbarton is one of seven boarding and day secondary schools in the United States, and currently the only secondary school in New Jersey to earn Praesidium accreditation.

To achieve Accreditation, Delbarton underwent another rigorous process to implement Praesidium’s Accreditation Standards focusing on eight primary operational areas within its operations: policies, screening and selection, training, monitoring and supervision, consumer participation, internal feedback systems, responding, and administrative practices.

Praesidium then verified Delbarton’s successful implementation of these standards. The School will be accredited for three years, from 2025 to 2028, and during this time commits to uphold fundamental organizational values and stringent safety practices that demonstrate its commitment to protecting those in the School’s care from abuse.

Praesidium Accreditation® provides solid proof of sound risk management practices, and the honor distinguishes Delbarton School from others in the field of secondary education. “We are pleased to send the message that we will not compromise on ensuring the safety of those in our care,” said Headmaster Fr. Michael Tidd, O.S.B. “Our entire school community is dedicated and committed to proactively keeping those in our care safe from any kind of abuse.”

Praesidium Accreditation® publicly demonstrates to our students, current families and to our alumni and friends that Delbarton School has achieved the highest industry standards in abuse prevention.

About Praesidium

 Praesidium specializes in preventing sexual abuse in organizations that serve youth and vulnerable adults. In the past 30 years, the company has reviewed over 4,000 cases of abuse within organizations to determine the root causes of sexual abuse within organizational settings. The Praesidium staff includes licensed social workers, lawyers, health care researchers, and other experts. The company has served 5,000-plus clients with a broad range of products and services to aid organizations in preventing abuse, including online and instructor–led trainings, organizational risk assessments, model policies, and background checks. Having trained over one million people online and hundreds of thousands in person, Praesidium is the largest and most comprehensive sexual abuse risk management firm globally. For more information visit www.PraesidiumInc.com.