Parents are welcome to volunteer in various ways at Saint Agatha School. Under Section 109.575 of the Ohio Revised Code, all volunteers who have care, custody, and control of students must have on file a current Bureau of Criminal Investigation criminal background check and the Diocese requires that volunteers attend the “Protecting God’s Children” workshop.

• To get more information and to register for this training at any parish in the Columbus Diocese, please visit www.virtus.org, click on “Registration,” select “Diocese of Columbus” as your organization, click “I would like to attend a Protecting God’s Children Session,” complete the form for location, then submit.
• FastFingerprints is a company the Diocese of Columbus works with closely. It is recommended for background checks but webcheck location will do. See the website below to schedule an appointment with FastFingerprints or click here for all webcheck locations.  
  
  Click here for the FastFingerprints Form.

The website for the Columbus Diocese contains a Code of Conduct for Volunteers including the following:

OCE 4110.0 BACKGROUND CHECKS All paid school staff must have on file both BCI and FBI background checks and must attend “Protecting God’s Children.” All volunteers must have on file a BCI background check and must attend “Protecting God’s Children” no matter how much or how little contact they have with children or youth, no matter if volunteering for the school or parish, and no matter what time of the day or night they volunteer.

• Volunteers faithfully represent and practice the teachings of the Catholic Church with integrity in word and action.
• Volunteers respect confidentiality.
• Volunteers support the rights and roles of parents while ministering to the needs and concerns of minors.
• Volunteers are aware of and comply with all applicable Parish, organizational and/or Diocesan policies with special attention to sexual misconduct, safety, transportation, parental permission, and medical emergency policies.
• Unless otherwise expressly permitted, the possession or consumption of alcohol shall not be allowed at any school sponsored event held on or off of Saint Agatha property.
  • School Sponsored events shall include all sports activities, fundraising events, or any other type of event held in connection with Saint Agatha School. In such cases where there are School Sponsored events where the possession and consumption of alcohol is permitted, Saint Agatha’s alcohol policy shall be consistent with that of the state law of Ohio.