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         Educate Minds, 
                 Encourage Talent, 
                       Embrace the Future!

The schools of the Diocese of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, admit students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at its schools. They do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school administered programs.

The Diocese of Baton Rouge Child Nutrition Program (CNP) is expanding its free breakfast and lunch curbside pickup service for all students in the Baton Rouge area beginning Monday, June 1, 2020.   

• This service is for all students 18 years of age and younger regardless of school enrollment.  
• Drive-thru meal service will be provided at all sites.  However, walk-up service will also be available, but all should maintain proper social distancing.
• At least one (1) child must be present in order to receive a meal package.   
• If additional meal packages are needed, the parent/guardian must print and complete the "Parent Pickup Form" and bring it to the meal distribution site.  Forms will also be available at each site.   

Site Services: 
JUNE – JULY
 

July 22, 2020
 
Statement of the Catholic Schools Office 

Catholic Schools Opening in Early August
 
Schools in the Diocese of Baton Rouge are scheduled to open in early August. (See opening dates below)

Schools began communicating this week with faculty, staff and parents outlining the specifics of each school’s plan to open.
 
Protocols are being tailored to each school’s individual needs. There is no “one size fits all” protocol, though all schools must follow guidelines set by the Louisiana Department of Education. These include the maximum number of people in a classroom to assure proper space for social distancing.
 
School officials have been getting advice from consultants from Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, who are visiting each school and offering recommendations on things like classroom configurations, how to address recess and lunch and best practices for walking the hallway between classes.
 
School start and end times will be determined by each school, with an attempt to keep those times as normal as possible. Schools may have to stagger intake times to help parents with carpool traffic if public school bus service is not immediately available because of the pandemic.
 
Protocols for students entering school buildings will vary, but all schools will have a method verifying each student is entering a healthy space. Parents might have to log into the school’s app in the morning and answer a series of health-related questions. Some schools could possibly have daily temperature checks of all students.
 
Recess will also have a different look as students might not be able to play on playground equipment or engage in contact sports. Lunches will be delivered to the classroom so that students can eat at their desks or lunches will be grab-and-go, with students either returning to the class to eat or perhaps eating outside picnic style, depending on the weather.
 
Some Louisiana public school systems are offering online class options, but Catholic schools in our diocese will partner directly with parents on such requests. It is important for students to have social interaction at school for their holistic development, so the ideal is for students to return to classrooms and develop relationships with teachers and their peers. However, if a need arises that warrants online learning support, Catholic schools are ready to consider that as a solution for individual situations.

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