Diocesan Code of Ethical Standards for the Catholic School and Early Childhood Educator

The whole question of values has been an important topic in educational circles in recent years, in both the public and the private sectors. During this period of much ethical and moral debate, we in Catholic education stand ready with many contributions to make to the Church and to the nation as we share the vision and values which inform and inspire our teaching ministry.

 

This Code of Ethics for an educator in a Catholic school or early childhood center is a concise guide by which to reexamine those values and renew that vision as it relates to our ongoing commitment to students, parents, community and profession. "To some has been given the gift of teaching . . . " This gift carries with it both great responsibilities and great personal and spiritual rewards. The motivation for having and living a Code of Ethics grows from our desire to be true professionals and not from the need for another evaluation tool. We also recognize our obligation to follow all policies and procedures as outlined in the Administrative Manual of the Diocesan School Office as well as local Handbooks.