The Associate Minister for Religious Education will contact all references given. All volunteer teachers and helpers will be asked to sign a statement on this form attesting that they have never been convicted of or pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to a charge of sexual misconduct or any form of child abuse in any civil, criminal, administrative or ecclesiastical forum. All Sunday morning classes will be faciliated by teams of no fewer than two adults. The Associate Minister for Religious Education, or a designated substitute, will check in on all classes during the course of a Sunday morning. All parents are required to pick up their children who are younger than fourth grade in their classrooms immediately following the worship service.
Parents are responsible for their children during coffee hour.
Registration forms are available in all classrooms and at all times on the Religious Education table in the Parish Hall. Teachers will take attendance each week. Permission slips for Field Trips must be signed by the adult who registers the child for the program. The Children's and Youth Religious Education Programs of First Parish are cooperative adventures in spiritual growth and learning for children from infancy through high school. Programs, including Sunday morning worship and classes, youth group and special intergenerational activities, only happen with significant volunteer support from parents.