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

[Kelli Quinn]

OK, I've been watching discussions on this topic over the last couple of 
days, reading the fine print, and have come to a conclusion:

Smaller shires like ours could end up having a big problem with this. The 
way that the rules look, anyone having anything to do with children would 
need a background check. Even a teacher who hosts an open class that a minor 
could potentially walk into would need a check.

Now, is there any one of us in this shire who has absolutely nothing to do 
with children? Either in teaching, involving them in events, sparring 
boffers or keeping an eye on them while a parent goes to the little Tudors' 
room? No, there isn't. The way I'm reading all this information, that could 
mean that all of us would need a background check, with a price tag that 
could quickly soar.

I think the BoD needs to more closely define exactly who is going to need 
these checks, and clarify whether people who expect to have incidental and 
unplanned contact with kids, with parental presence or permission, will 
them. I want to know that talking to, casually teaching or playing with my 
young friends with their parents' permission will not bring me in violation 
of this rule.

Edda
whom young children seem to love climbing all over, but cannot convince a 
man her own age of the inherent fun of this activity.


"I imagine I was always writing. Twaddle it was, too. But better far write 
twaddle or anything, anything, than nothing at all."

Katherine Mansfield (1888-1923)

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>From: Wulfric <wulfric at wolvesbanemanor.com>
>Reply-To: The E-List for the Shire of Rockwall 
><greathall at shireofrockwall.org>
>To: greathall at shireofrockwall.org
>Subject: [Great Hall of Rockwall] Fwd: [Northshield] Notice from Society
>Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 09:34:22 -0500
>
>I thought this would be good to forward on to everyone.
>
>----- Forwarded message from katriona at irontreeworks.com -----
>
>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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