Legal Notifications
The following notifications are required by Federal or State laws. If you have any questions about them, please contact the school office.
Asbestos Notification
We are required by law to make an annual notification of the presence of asbestos containing materials at St. Mary’s School. St. Mary’s School is in compliance with all Federal and State guidelines. We are required to complete a thorough re-inspection every three years and periodic visual surveillance every 6 months. An asbestos operations and maintenance manual is available for review in the school office. As of July 2007, no major abatement projects are expected in the next year. Minor maintenance may occur periodically throughout the year by a person trained in handling asbestos containing materials.
Our last thorough re-inspection was completed in November 2006.
Our next thorough re-inspection is due in 2009.
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Child Abuse Mandatory Reporting
All school teachers and employees in the State of Illinois are mandated by Section 4 of The Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act to report suspected abuse or neglect of a child. The Act states: “Any school personnel having reasonable cause to believe a child known to them in their professional capacity may be an abused child or a neglected child shall immediately report or cause a report to be made to the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS).” Reports of this nature are required by law and done in the best interest of the child involved.
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Child Predator Notification
As of January 1, 2007 , all schools in Illinois are required to provide parents with information on how to locate the sex offender registry. The following websites may be helpful:
National Sex Offender Registry: http://www.nsopr.gov/
Illinois State Police Sex Offender Registry: http://www.isp.state.il.us/sor/
Family Watch Dog: https://secure.familywatchdog.us/whoweare.asp
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Illinois Textbook Loan Program
The Illinois Textbook Loan Program was authorized in 1975 to provide textbooks to students enrolled in grades K-12. The State of Illinois provides funds through the Illinois Textbook Loan Program for a school to purchase needed approved curriculum resources. In previous years, schools were required to receive from parents/guardians a form that ISBE entitled “Student Request for the Loan of Textbooks.” The form is no longer required and has been replaced by the following paragraph.:
Illinois School Code requires schools to provide parents with a brief written explanation of the textbook loan program and the process for a parent/guardian or student to request the loan of a secular textbook in a student handbook, newsletter, or flyer or by similar means. A parent/guardian or student may request the loan of a secular textbook by submitting an individual request (see Section 18-17 of the School Code) to the building principal of the student’s school.
Updated: 12/8/09
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