The reason is that the same rules apply to everyone. Kids have a lot more contact with parents than they do with clergy. These parents are not just in the classroom. They are coaching and working in afterschool programs that give much more casual and potentially unsupervised access to kids.

A second part of Virtus child protection program is that the school kids receive child protection classes geared to them.

Has there been a problem with parent volunteers? Especially considering most things they do are in groups? It seemed to me the problem was with certain priests. But maybe there is a reason for all of this someone could explain. Thanks.