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VIRTUS PROGRAM
Child Protection in the Diocese of Cleveland |
All volunteers/employees who are planning to help either at the school or with parish events
involving children four (4) hours a month or more should make plans to attend a one-time-only (3 hour)
Virtus training session if you haven't already done so.
All five (5) requirements MUST BE MET for employees/volunteers to work with children:
- You can register for Virtus training classes by going to
http://www.dioceseofcleveland.org.
Click on "Child Protection" on the right side of the home page. Then click on "Virtus" on the left side.
- The "Policy for Safety of Children-2007" can be reviewed and/or downloaded by
clicking here.
Sign the last page and return to Rectory.
- The
Standards of Conduct for Ministry can be accessed from this same page. Again, sign/date the last page and
return to the Rectory.
- Once you are registered for a class, you will receive two (2) monthly online bulletins to
read. Volunteers/employees are required to read AT LEAST 24 of these bulletins to be compliant with
the Virtus program.
- Fingerprinting is also a requirement to being Virtus compliant. Call Dawn at the Rectory
office to schedule an appointment to be fingerprinted.
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Unless All FIVE (5) requirements are met, volunteers/employees CAN NOT be involved
with parish activities
involving children.
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