JAMAICA
The Gleaner
Damion Mitchell, Integration Editor
The sex-scandal-hit Moravian Church in Jamaica has adopted a new policy to govern the interaction of its leaders, workers and volunteers with children.
The policy was approved at the just-concluded 75th Provincial Synod held at the Bethlehem Moravian College in Malvern, St Elizabeth.
The Synod is the highest decision-making body of the Moravian Church in Jamaica.
In a release Tuesday evening, the church did not detail the provisions of the new policy and a copy could not be immediately obtained.
However, the church says the new Child Care and Protection Policy was developed based on the Child Care and Protection Act, adding that the guidelines will be supported by a programme of training and sensitisation of church leaders and staff.
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