In the event of a severe earthquake, considerations of safety may require that boys remain at school for some time. They will be kept secure and comfortable until parents or an authorized adult can take them from the premises. No boy will be released on his own. School staff will be stationed at both the Sacramento Street and Jones Street exits to direct parents or authorized adults to their son’s location. Classrooms are equipped for such an emergency with first-aid supplies, food, water, flashlights, and other necessary materials and tools. In order to provide our families with an alert system in the event of an on-campus emergency, Cathedral School for Boys has partnered with Amerilert, an alert system that supplies broadcast email and text messaging services. This system allows families to register mobile phones and email addresses to receive emergency alerts. Information on how to sign up for this service is emailed at the beginning of each school year. Books and Supplies The School furnishes required textbooks in all grades. Boys are responsible for the books assigned to them and must return them, on request, in condition suitable for further use. Families will be billed for the cost of replacing lost or damaged books, including library materials. Certain special materials, such as crayons, newsprint, construction paper, and paints are supplied by the school. All boys should have backpacks or durable bags in which to carry books and papers between home and school. In grades four through eight, each boy should provide his own binder, notebook paper, pencils, pens, and erasers. NOTE: All items of value (including personal electronics of any type), chewing gum, permanent markers, skateboards, scooters, or trading cards of any kind should NOT be brought to school. Cell phones should never be on or in use on campus. Upper School boys may only use their cell phones with explicit permis- sion from a teacher. All of the above are subject to confiscation. With teacher permission, e-readers and tablets are permitted for the explicit purpose of academic work. Wi-Fi must be disabled on all e-readers and tablets, and these devices are subject to inspection by faculty at any time. Lower School students will be asked to store e-readers and tablets in public places, and these items will be confiscated if used in a manner that is not consistent with the school’s policies and stan- dards. The School is not responsible for lost or stolen e-readers or tablets. Homework Policy and Approach We believe that well-constructed and well-considered homework assignments can support learning at Cathedral School by reinforcing content and skills taught in the classroom, challenging students to think and work independently, and developing time management and executive functioning skills. We also recognize, however, that educational research has demonstrated the limited effectiveness of homework that is poorly considered or assigned merely for homework’s sake.
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