QR code checks and child-protection training launched
Translated from Lithuanian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Lithuania’s child-rights service is checking electronic QR documents used to screen people working with children in religious communities for convictions for serious crimes.
- Some checks have been completed without finding violations, while data collection continues until September 11.
- Religious communities and school specialists will receive child-protection training in September.
Lithuania’s child-rights service is checking the QR codes of people who work with children in religious communities. The electronic document helps verify whether they have convictions for serious crimes.
Some of the codes have already been checked, and no violations have been found so far. The checks continue, with additional data expected by September 11.
Religious communities will hold child-protection training in September. Specialists working in schools will receive similar training. The authorities are also considering different measures to prevent violence against children.
The text was prepared in an easy-to-read format using artificial-intelligence tools developed by researchers at Vytautas Magnus University in cooperation with the ELTA news agency. An editor reviewed and approved the adaptation.
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