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- Expression of Religious Belief. Students can express their religious beliefs in classroom discussions, homework, projects, artwork, and all other school assignments so long as it’s relevant and meets the requirements of the assignment.
- First Amendment Rights. Federal law clearly states a student, teacher, school administrator, or other school employee of an elementary school or secondary school retains the individual’s rights under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States during the school day or while on the grounds of an elementary school or secondary school.
- Literature Distribution and Posting. The U.S. Supreme Court has long recognized that the First Amendment protects not only the spoken word but also the distribution of literature, pamphlets, and other written materials.
- Opting Out. Opting out is the act of exercising your parental right to prevent your child from participating in certain types of instruction. Opting out is a formal process that typically requires written notification or completion of an opt-out form distributed by your school.
c. Shall be a member of Good Shepherd Church of God or another evangelical church; d. Shall not use institutional privileges for personal gain or advantage; e. Shall accept no gratuity, gift, or favor that might influence professional judgment; and f. shall offer no gratuity gift, or favor to obtain special advantages. 3.
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- Introduction
- I. The Teacher and Mission of Catholic Education
- II. The Teacher and Vocation
- III. The Teacher and Faith Formation
- IV. The Teacher and Lived Witness
- V. The Teacher and Catholic Culture
- Conclusion
In recent years, efforts to strengthen the Catholic identity of schools have focused Church guidance on the important fact that all teachers—lay, clerical, or religious—have an essential function in Catholic education as role models of the faith, in both word and deed. A review of these Church teachings provides an understanding of the importance o...
The mission of Catholic education is articulated by the Church and her magisterial documents. Catholic educators need to understand, appreciate, and fully support this mission, because its fulfillment depends on them. The more teachers reflect upon this mission, the more powerful protagonists they will be in leading schools to success. Catholic edu...
The Catholic teacher’s call to participate in the saving mission of the Church and to assist in the building of the Body of Christ is more than a profession. It’s a vocation. All teachers in Catholic education agree to work for the sanctification of the world and to pursue and communicate truth wherever it might lie. The Catholic educator possesses...
The Catholic Church recognizes its dependence on teachers to fulfill the goals and programs of Catholic education. Forming students in faith is one of its most critical goals. Such formation is not a part of most teacher training programs. Therefore, it is essential for Catholic school teachers to be aware that they have this responsibility (no mat...
The Church relies on teachers to fulfill the mission of Catholic education and serve the complex and varied needs of students entrusted to their care. In a special way, teachers make Christ and His Church present and operative in the life of students. Most significantly by their lived witness, teachers accomplish the school’s primary religious miss...
The Catholic educator aims at transmitting a specifically Catholic culture that guides the student by word and example so they can see and experience a complete synthesis of culture and faith, as well as of faith and life. All subjects in Catholic education are integrated and explored in a Christian worldview and from a Christian concept of the hum...
The Church’s guidance to her teachers conveys the immense responsibility they assume in the ministry of Catholic education. In addition to professional qualifications, a Catholic school teacher must understand and commit to the Church and be a “living mirror” of Christ by modeling a life inspired by the Gospel. In contemporary society, the challeng...
kind violates the separation of church and state. Remember also that schools are inherently coercive places for students. The law requires them to attend, and they know that teachers have the authority to punish them for breaking the rules. It is easy for a teacher to give students the impression that submitting to an unwanted religious exercise
Nov 8, 2023 · Living Faith. What to know about teacher council meetings for parents. Sunday School general presidency talks about teacher council meetings for parents, how wards should conduct them and how these councils can bless families. 8 Nov 2023, 12:39 PM MST. Church members participate in a council meeting.
Jul 15, 2014 · Sandhya Dirks. 4-Minute Listen. Playlist. Catholic schools across the U.S. are requiring teachers to sign morality clauses, which have gotten some educators fired for marrying same-sex...
Can. 799 The Christian faithful are to strive so that in civil society the laws which regulate the formation of youth also provide for their religious and moral education in the schools themselves, according to the conscience of the parents. Can. 800 §1. The Church has the right to establish and direct schools of any discipline, type, and ...
