The Catholic Parishes of South Washington County are committed to policies that promote child protection at all times on our campuses.  With your support we will continue to create and maintain safe environments where our children will thrive.

PROCEDURES FOR ALL CHURCH PERSONNEL INCLUDING VOLUNTEERS

As of Nov. 1, 2017, the Archdiocese of Baltimore joined more than ninety dioceses using VIRTUS as a training and compliance management system. The Archdiocesan policies updated in 2014 remain unchanged. VIRTUS has worked with us to customize training tailored to our policies and to Maryland law.

Church personnel, including volunteers, who have not already registered in Shield the Vulnerable, will be required to register using VIRTUS.  VIRTUS will direct volunteers to review the Code of Conduct for Church Personnel and A Statement of Policy for the Protection of Children and Youth.  The Archdiocese of Baltimore will continue to work with Employment Screening Resources (ESR) to conduct online criminal history screening; as part of the registration process, VIRTUS will direct volunteers to the ESR website where they will be asked to submit to an online criminal history screening.  VIRTUS can be accessed at:  https://www.virtusonline.org.

If you have questions about registration process, you may speak with the school’s Screening Coordinator.  Also, feel free to contact the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Office of Child and Youth Protection at (410) 547-5348.

Thank you for your commitment to the policies that promote child protection in the Archdiocese of Baltimore.  With your support we will continue to create and maintain safe environments where our children will thrive.