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Coeur de Jesus: Singing TranslationHeart of the Savior, save creationThat all the world may bend the knee, may bend the kneeYou are our hope and our salvation,Dear Lord, we trust the word You decree.Spoken to us, your promise tenderFaith, hope, and love, take up your part.“My ev’ry blessing will I renderThe children of my Sacred Heart.”CODE OF CONDUCTThe students’ interest in receiving a quality, morally based education can bestbe served if students, parents and school officials work together. Normally,differences between these individuals can be resolved. In some rare instances,however, the school may find it necessary, at its discretion, to require parents/guardians to withdraw their child.It shall be an express condition of enrollment that students behave in a manner,both on and off campus, which is consistent with the Christian principles of theschool as determined by the school in its discretion. These principles include,but are not limited to, any policies, principles or procedures set forth in anyparent/student handbook of the school.It shall be an express condition of enrollment that the parents/guardiansof a student shall also conform themselves to standards of conduct that areconsistent with the Christian principles of the school, as determined by theschool at its discretion. These principles include, but are not limited to, anypolicies, principles or procedures set forth in any parent/student handbook ofthe school.These principles further include, but are not limited to, the following:Parents/guardians are expected to work courteously and cooperatively withthe school to assist the student in meeting the academic, moral and behavioralexpectations of the school.Students and parents/guardians may respectfully express their concerns aboutthe school operation and its personnel. However, they may not do so in amanner that is discourteous, scandalous, rumor driven, disruptive, threatening,hostile, or divisive.These expectations for students and parents/guardians include, but are notlimited to, all school-sponsored programs and events (e.g., extended care,athletics, field trips, etc.).The school reserves the right to determine, at its discretion, which actions fallshort of meeting the Christian principles of the school. Failure to follow theseprinciples will normally result in a verbal or written warning to the studentand/or parent/guardian and normally will first result in disciplinary action shortof a requirement to withdraw from the school (e.g. suspension of student orsuspension of parent/guardian’s privilege to come on the campus grounds and/or participate in school activities, volunteer work, etc.) The school reserves theright to determine, at its discretion, when conduct is of such a severe nature asto warrant immediate action without a warning and/or without an intermediatestep short of withdrawal.SACRED HEART SCHOOLS STATEMENT ON EQUITY,JUSTICE, AND MULTICULTURAL EDUCATIONEvery Sacred Heart School in the United States subscribes to the “Goals andCriteria of Sacred Heart Education.” Therefore, sensitivity to and support ofthe diversification of the campus at all levels is part of the essential nature of aSacred Heart School. Sacred Heart Schools, Atherton hold as their mission theinclusion of diverse people at all levels of campus life and the development ofprograms to support the unique needs of each student. To this end the Board ofTrustees adopt the following goals:• The Board seeks to diversify its own membership• The Board commits itself to support programs that edify all members ofour communityThe Board calls the administration to:• Commit itself to the recruitment of administrators, faculty, staff andstudents from a variety of ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds• Develop programs that help retain and graduate students from a variety ofethnic and socio-economic backgrounds• Create an environment of support for all members of our communitySpecifically, in regard to students, it is the goal of Sacred Heart Schools that:• The financial aid program be sufficient to support each application on aneed blind acceptance basis• No student will be marginalized in any campus activity• No student will be unable to attend school or a school activity because offinancial constraints• Campus activities be organized with an awareness of and respect for ourcommunity’s socio-economic diversity10 11