If you need to apply for, or renew, your background clearance to work with minors:
People over 18 need a background clearance to work with minors; and if you transport minors, you need an additional clearance for transportation.
Click here to start the background check.
Please read the 2023 guidance about protecting minors and sign the acknowledgement.
The Regional Training Institute Board greets you warmly as it shares with you two important documents that were significantly revised in January 2023:
- Policy for the Protection of Children, Junior Youth, and Youth
- Guiding Principles and Standards Pertaining to the Protection of Minors.
They include significant learning that has taken place at the grassroots over the past six years. Please discard any previous versions of these documents.
You are asked to acknowledge receipt of the revised documents by signing the form at this link:
Click here to acknowledge reading the documents
The National Assembly’s policy, together with related guidance, can be accessed through the following links:
Policy for the Protection of Children, Junior Youth, and Youth
Click here to read or download the Policy
National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States, revised January 2023
Guiding Principles and Standards Pertaining to the Protection of Minors
Click here to read or download the Principles and Standards
National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States, revised January 2023
Any questions regarding these policy documents or their application in your locality may be directed to the Regional Training Institute by email: service@rbcmws.org or phone: (216)250-2510.