Diocese of Crookston

No. The Safe Environment training programs in use in the Diocese of Crookston have been approved by the Bishop of Crookston, who has determined that each program respects the right of parents to be primary educators of their children and promotes Catholic values and morality.

Schools and religious education programs will be sending home parent notification letters prior to Safe Environment lessons being taught.

All clergy, all diocesan and parish and/or school employees, and all volunteers who have regular contact with children or whose duties might entail unmonitored access to children. Others may be required to have background checks at the discretion of the Moderator of the Curia.

Frequently Asked Questions

There are four elements of a Safe Environment Program that each diocese must have. These are: 1). a Code of Conduct for adults who work with youth on a regular basis; 2).  the training of parents, ministers, educators, church personnel, volunteers, and others regularly involved with minors; 3). background checks of those who regularly work with children, and; 4). safe environment training for children.   

 What are the elements of the Safe Environment Program?

Who is required to have a background check?

How will I know when my child is receiving Safe Environment Training?

Is Safe Environment Training really teaching kids ‘sex education’?

Every parent has the right to choose to remove his or her child from safe environment training. The process for choosing this option can be explained by the pastor when a parent informs him of his or her decision to withdraw a child from the lessons.

Can I ‘opt out’ of Safe Environment training for my child?