[Great Hall of Rockwall] Fwd: [Northshield] Notice from Society

[Wulfric]

I thought this would be good to forward on to everyone.

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This is going to happen, and I wanted you all to have warning.  The
implementation details will be hammered out at the July Board meeting.
If you have any questions, please write me off list.

Katriona
Northshield Seneschal
seneschal at northshield.org

> In response to repeated occurences of the SCA having to deal with abuse of
> minors by SCA participants, risk to our membership from such predatorial
> behavior, and legal liabilities if we fail to execute proper due
> diligence, the SCA will be implementing a background check program to
> minimize risk of harm to our people and the organization. This program
> will revolve around conducting--via a properly licensed vendor--background
> checks on all persons wishing to serve in a leadership or supervisory
> position where minors are expected to be taking direction from--or be in
> the direct control of adults who are not their parent or legal guardian.
>
> An example of officials who must receive the background check are:  Youth
> activities officers at all levels, Adults acting as youth marshals for any
> martial activity, persons organizing/in charge of youth activities for an
> event.
>
> These checks will return a pass/fail status.  A pass status will cause the
> corporate office to issue a card good for two years that must be presented
> in order to be accepted as an official as described above.
>
> It is expected that this process will be streamlined and simplified as
> much as possible without invalidating the value of the background checks
> themselves.  The cost of the checks will be billed back to the Kingdoms
> whose programs these volunteers are supporting.
>
> It is worth noting that these measures are less stringent than those being
> used today by the Boy Scouts of America.
>
> Further details, to include the actual process and an implement-by date
> will accompany the implementing guidelines to be issued after the April
> Board Meeting.
>
>
>
> Aaron Faheud Swiftrunner of the Stone Keep OL OP
> c/o George L. Reed
>
> Society Seneschal and Vice President of Operations
> SCA, Inc.
>
>
>
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