Nashville religious education programs to teach child safety

Published: 2006-02-28

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (CNS) -- Lessons to teach children how to protect themselves from child molesters, bullies, gangs and Internet prowlers are becoming part of the religious education program at every parish in the Diocese of Nashville. Some parishes already use the Safe@Last curriculum in their religious education classes and all parishes are required to use it by the end of 2006, said Joceline Lemaire, diocesan director of ministry formation services. "We want religious education kids to get the same child safety education that we provide in Catholic schools," Lemaire said. The Safe@Last curriculum has been used in Catholic schools in the diocese for several years. The diocese was hosting a series of six training sessions for religious education directors and teachers in the first four months of 2006.

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