Many of the wonderful things that are accomplished here at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School are done so with the help of able and willing volunteers. We are very grateful for our supportive parents and terrific volunteers. For the safety of the children, the Office of the Bishop REQUIRES ALL volunteers over the age of 18 to:

1. Attend a “Protecting God’s Children” or Virtus” training session and sign the related release for a background check;

• Go to www.virtus.org
• On the left side of the screen, click on “Registration”
• Click on “Begin the Registration Process” then find “Bridgeport, CT (Diocese)” click on “select”
• Follow the instructions on the screen to complete a user id and password and the registration process.

     2. Review the Safe Environments Handbook  (Linked) and sign that you have completed the review.

ALL VOLUNTEERS of any kind --in any capacity (classroom activities, field trips, volunteering) within the Diocese of Bridgeport must comply. Even if you are planning to volunteer only once during the year, or volunteer only in the church you are required to attend.

The Diocese of Bridgeport requires us to keep an updated list of persons within St. Thomas Parish and School who have attended a Safe Environments Training Session. If you have not completed the above requirements thus far, but would like to volunteer at the school, please register for an upcoming session.

Many thanks for helping us to keep our records and the records of the Diocese up to date. For the convenience of staff and volunteer coordinators, we will keep records online of volunteers who have completed the diocesan requirements. If you have any questions on the above requirements or programs, please feel free to call the school office at 203-255-0556 x 220.