1.5 Church Personnel should avoid being alone with minors and, whenever possible, have another adult present or nearby. A recommended ratio of adults to minors for PK-8 is two adults for the first seven (7) minors and one (1) adult for every additional seven minors. Preschools under the jurisdiction of the Office of Catholic Schools shall follow the standard for sufficient staff set forth by that office. The recommended ratio for High School is two (2) adults for the first ten (10) minors and one adult for every additional seven minors. (Roman Catholic Diocese of Tulsa and Eastern Oklahoma. 2024. Code of Ethics Agreement: Child & Youth Protection & General Conduct, Article 4, Section 1, Subsection 1.5.)
Each adult must have completed VIRTUS training and a background check.
Read the policy in whole here: Code of Ethics Agreement: Child & Youth Protection & General Conduct
See the presentation below for an explanation of why forms need to be taken seriously, the terminology in the forms, what each form is for, and what do you do with them after the fact.
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