Safe Environment

The Diocese of Dallas has created the Safe Environment Program and its requirements. All parish and school employees, ushers/greeters, and any volunteer serving children, youth, and vunerable adults must complete the diocesan Safe Environment Program and its annual training.

Please contact Deacon John Waedekin for more information.

safetyofficer@stjosephwaxahachie.com
(972) 938-1953

Reporting Abuse

If you suspect abuse of a minor has occurred, including sexual abuse:

  • Contact local law enforcement and contact the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services through the Texas Abuse Hotline at 1-800-252-5400 or www.txabusehotline.org

  • If the allegation involves a priest, deacon, employee, or volunteer of a parish or the Diocese, in addition to contacting government authorities, please also notify Brenda Martinez, Victim's Assistance Coordinator at reportabuse@cathdal.org, 214-379-2812.

See also dallascatholic.org/report-abuse/

Training

The diocese is migrating to a new safe environment system. The parish is working on the migration and developing documented procedures for it. Please hold off for a couple of weeks in renewing your safe environment badge.

If you have any questions, please contact the safe environment officer at (972) 938-1953 or safetyofficer@stjosephwaxahachie.com.

Existing Safe Environment Users (those who have a badge or has taking training in the past)

NOTICE: Anyone who has taken an online training class in the old system or attended an in-person training class in the past year will show a "Not Compliant". Disregard this message for now, Virtus staff is working to resolve this issue.

Go the Virtus system at https://www.virtusonline.org/.

The first time you use the Virtus system or if you forget your password, in the section “Login For Existing Accounts” select the option “Need login information?”.

At the prompt “User ID or email address” under the section “Password Reset” enter your email address provided during the initial safe environment screening process. If you do not know the email address, please send an email to safetyofficer@stjosephwaxahachie.com and request the email address from the Safe Environment System.

After pressing the “GO” button, you will receive an email, please follow the email instructions for resting your Virtus password. After providing a new password, you should be able to enter the Virtus Safe Environment System.