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The following Safe Environment policies will be in effect at the National Eucharistic Congress:
Minors (anyone under the age of 18) must be accompanied at all times by either a parent/legal guardian or a Safe Environment cleared chaperone.
Minors should not wander the Indiana Convention Center, Lucas Oil Stadium, or any other event spaces unaccompanied by an adult.
Minors must be accompanied by an adult at all sessions (including family and/or youth sessions). The minors and the accompanying adult(s) must be registered to attend sessions together.
Minors may attend any session with an adult, not just sessions specifically noted for families or youth.
Parents and legal guardians attending with just their own child(ren) do not need to have safe environment clearance.
Any adult accompanying minors who are not their own children are considered chaperones and must meet the following requirements:
All chaperones must be age 21 or older.
All chaperones must be safe environment compliant within their (arch)diocese. This compliance must include current safe environment training and a fully cleared background check. Proof of this must be readily available to be shown on site upon request.
Older siblings may serve as a chaperone for younger siblings only if they are age 21 or older and are safe environment compliant.
Parents may serve as a chaperone for children/youth unrelated to them only if they are age 21 or older and are safe environment compliant.
The required chaperone to youth ratio is 1 chaperone for up to every 8 youth.
Youth Groups must certify Safe Environment status of all chaperones in their group by submitting this form to the NEC.
Outside of families, adults with minors must always maintain groups of 3 or more (i.e. a minimum of 1 adult chaperone with 2 youth or 2 adult chaperones with 1 youth). An adult should never be alone with a minor who is not their own child.
