Child Protection Policies

These policies apply to Parents, Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, or anyone else who may volunteer to work with students at HTCS. We appreciate your help in all of the various capacities you serve our school community.  The safety of our students is our highest priority, and to maintain this safe environment, we follow ALL of the Child Protection Policy requirements of the Diocese of Belleville.
 
Anyone who volunteers or participates in any of the following activities and/or roles must comply with safety policies: 

• Field Trip Chaperones
• In-school events / parties / assemblies
• Coach / Assistant Coach
• Extracurricular Moderators / Instructors

As an HTCS volunteer, you are required to meet ALL of the Child Protection Policy requirements of the Diocese of Belleville. The following items must be on file BEFORE you volunteer for any activity involving children. 
 

1. Volunteer Application - ONE time completion - PDF form below
 
2. CANTS - Completed every other year - Office will provide link to complete.
 
3. Initial Child Protection Class - ONE time completion - Online link provided upon application.
 
4. Online Child Protection Refresher course - Annual completion - required one year after Initial Child Protection Class, and every year after.
Available at www.virtus.org
 
5. State Background Check - Completed every 5 years - Link provided upon application.

6. Fingerprinting - One time completion - Form provided by office.

 
If you have any questions about the above policies and process, please contact Ms. Ouida Hargens in the school office at ohargens@htcs.org.
 
Please return the appropriate forms to Ouida Hargens in the school office.
 
Again, we appreciate you and thank you for the generous donation of your time to our students.  Thank you also for your willingness to comply with the Child Protection Policy requirements.