Safe Environment

anti-abuse, harassment, hazing & bullying policy

St. Mary’s Abbey and Delbarton School take abuse, harassment, hazing and bullying seriously. The Abbey and School have a zero tolerance policy for abusive behavior of any kind by students, employees, or members of the monastic community.

For our anti-abuse, harassment, hazing and bullying policy, you can view the Delbarton School Student Handbook and the St. Mary's Abbey and Delbarton School Employee Handbook.

employment screening and policy updating practices

At St. Mary's Abbey and Delbarton School, each new employee is required to:

• Be fingerprinted according to New Jersey Department of Education requirements.

• Pass a New Jersey Department of Education background check that uses the national F.B.I. crime database.

At St. Mary's Abbey and Delbarton School, each employee is annually required to:

• Complete successfully a comprehensive Vector Solutions training program.

• Read and acknowledge by signature the Faculty and Student Handbooks, as well as Delbarton’s Emergency Action Plan and the Hallmarks of a Benedictine School.

All St. Mary's Abbey and Delbarton School employees are annually required to take Vector Solutions Child Abuse Prevention module, as well as courses on preventing harassment, intimidation and bullying, understanding diversity, emergency first aid, and blood-borne pathogen response.

REPORTING ABUSE OR SAFETY CONCERNS

Everyone in the St. Mary's Abbey and Delbarton School community is encouraged to report a safety concern or threat.  Delbarton uses the Vector Solutions Vector Alert.

There are FOUR easy ways to report:

1. Visit the website: http://1741.alert1.us
2. Email your tip to: 1741@alert1.us
3. Call to report your tip: 973.355.7114
4. Text your tip to: 973.355.7114

Alternately, you can make a report to any of the Abbey or School officials listed on our "Contact Us" tab.

You can now submit tips via the Vector Solutions Alert App for Android or Apple smartphones.  Choose the corresponding app store below to download the app. 

To submit tips, enter the following code in the app when prompted: 1741

 

CAMPUS SECURITY

Delbarton School provides armed security coverage for the Delbarton campus. Routinely, the guards police the campus, screen visitors and generally ensure a safe school environment. All of our security personnel are retired police officers have been vetted by the Delbarton administration.  

Guards are on duty throughout the school year.  Additionally, Delbarton guards will be present for large school events, Summer Camp and Summer School.

VISITOR POLICY

• Visitors to Delbarton School must register at the reception desk at the main entrance of Trinity Hall and receive a visitor's pass from the Receptionist.
• A government-issued identification card (driver's license or other official ID card) is required for access to Abbey and School buildings.
• Visitors to St. Mary's Abbey must sign in at the reception desk at the main entrance of the 1966 Monastery building.  The receptionist will call the monk you wish to see to meet you at the Abbey reception area.
• Visitors must specify the purpose of their visit and their destination(s) on campus.
• Visitors must sign out with the Abbey or School Receptionist when they leave campus.
• Children who are not enrolled at Delbarton School are not allowed to be on campus, unless prior approval of the Headmaster or his designee has been obtained.

If you have any questions on these St. Mary's Abbey and Delbarton School policies, or would like to report an incident of abuse, harassment, bullying or any other safety risk, we encourage you to contact:

ST. MARY'S ABBEY 

Lori Albanese, J.C.L., Case Manager

(973) 538-3235 x2058

Jeanne Scala, M.A., L.P.C., L.L.C., Victim's Advocate

(973) 698-2615

DELBARTON SCHOOL

Fr. Michael Tidd, O.S.B., Headmaster
(973) 538-3231 x3020

Chuck Ruebling, Assistant Headmaster for Student Affairs
(973) 538-3231 x3028

Dr. Matthew D'Urso, Dean of Guidance, Praesidium Guardian
(973) 538-3231 x3013

Campus Security
(973) 538-3231 x2300

Annual AHERA (Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act) Notification Letter

JULY 2021

As mandated by Federal Regulation 40 CFR Part 763, known as AHERA (Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act, enacted in 1987), required all schools (K-12) to conduct initial inspection to determine the presence and condition of Asbestos Containing Materials (ACM). If they do, ACM must be categorized according to the type of material, its locations, current damage/condition, and its potential for future damage and detailed Asbestos Management Plan (MP) must be developed. The Management Plan details the inspection findings and outlines the response actions the School intends to implement.

To accomplish this requirement, the School Board now has on file at each school and in District Office a NJ State Department of Health approved Asbestos Management Plan for all school facilities. The provisions of the plan are being implemented in a timely and on-going fashion. It is a desire of the School District to provide a safe and healthy facility for all students, employees, and visitors.

School / School District name has been conducting US EPA AHERA Six-Month Periodic Surveillance and a Three-year AHERA Re-Inspection is scheduled for month, year. All previous periodic surveillances and re-inspections are included in the School's Management Plan. Since last written notice, there have been no asbestos response activities to report.

The purpose of this notification letter is to satisfy the requirements of AHERA for written notice of the availability of the Management Plan for review. Should you desire, please contact School Administrative Office for further details.