Safety & Safety Procedures

Safe Environment

For the safety of St. Anthony High School students, faculty, staff, and coaches comply with Archdiocesan fingerprinting and safe environment guidelines.  Faculty, staff, coaches and adult volunteers sign and adhere to the Archdiocese of Los Angeles Guidelines for Adults Interacting with Minors at Parish or Parish School Activities of Events. St. Anthony students who work or volunteer with children or youth sign and adhere to the Archdiocese of Los Angeles Boundary Guidelines and Code of Conduct for Middle and High School Youth Working or Volunteering with Children or Youth.

St. Anthony High School will not knowingly assign or retain a priest, deacon, religious, lay person, or volunteer to serve in its school or in any other assignment when such an individual has previously engaged in the sexual abuse of a minor.

Emergency Policies and Procedures

St. Anthony High School has implemented emergency policies, plans and procedures.  It regularly drills its students and faculty on procedures in case of an emergency (i.e., fire, natural disaster, earthquake, and civil disturbance).  The school has enough water, food, blankets, and first aid supplies to supply the entire student body and faculty for a period of 72 hours.  Parents have made the school aware of their wishes for evacuating the campus on their emergency forms; however, please note the following:

• Please do not telephone the school.  If our phone lines are operational, we will be using them for life-threatening emergency calls to outside agencies.
• The decision to cancel, dismiss, or to continue school will be made by the administration.  We will use local news media (Radio Stations KABC-790 AM, KNX-1070 AM, and KFWB-980 AM, as well as Television Stations KCBS-Channel 2, KNBC-Channel 4, and KABC-Channel 7, to communicate with parents.

A copy of the school's emergency plan is on file in the office at all times for review. These are only plans, which may be modified as situations dictate.  We also ask each of families to go over their individual plans with their sons/daughters. 

If an emergency occurs which effects the whole community, the safety of the students is the primary responsibility of the school administration, teachers, and staff.  The following should be remembered:

• St. Anthony High School will not send students home in an emergency unless dismissal can be done with complete safety.
• An accurate and complete school Emergency Information form should be on file for every student.  Any changes should be noted immediately.
• Parents should monitor the emergency broadcast system for information related to the schools.

St. Anthony High School will work cooperatively with all agencies in providing the care and comfort of its students. Students will be released to parents or to an adult supervisor designated by the parent.​

Emergency Drills

The Long Beach Fire Department requires that every school conduct regularly scheduled emergency drills. Everyone on campus participates in fire, earthquake, and lockdown drills throughout the year. Evacuation plans are displayed in every room in the school. When an alarm bell rings, all students are to leave their places immediately and follow instructions. Silence and obedience to faculty directives are required during these exercises.