[Archers] UnEvent Summary

[Garth Groff]

M'Lord Seamus,

Did anyone read this policy statement carefully? It is basically a 
return to where we were four years ago. There is no stated requirement 
that a parent be present in the range area with their youngsters. The 
current policy statement, while flawed in that it leaves out the waiver, 
at least makes it clear that parents must be in the range area with 
their children. Maybe that wasn't the intent of whoever wrote the 
proposed rule, but it certainly leaves the question open to argumentation.

If we follow this new policy as stated below, parents can again dump 
their children on the archery range and go off to do "more important 
things". We are not baby sitters! We cannot discipline a youngster that 
is acting up. If we send them off the range area, we are potentially 
liable if they get into trouble wandering around. In addition, not 
having a parent present opens us to charges if a child falsely complains 
that a marshal abused them in some way.

I enjoy working with children, but if the rules are changed to not 
require a parental presence, I will not marshal when children are present.

Please use all your influence to have this policy statement more clearly 
worded.

Yours Aye,


Mungo


On 12/7/16 5:06 PM, JAMES FRAILEY wrote (in part):
>
> I started the day by thanking all of our archers for all the hard work 
> they have done through out the year especially at Pennsic. Then we had 
> a very active conversation about minors on the range. I pulled from 
> Society rules some wording on minors at events.
>
> /(Parents or guardians of minors shall have ultimate responsibility 
> for the welfare and behavior of their children at all times. It is the 
> responsibility of the adult who brings a minor to an event to ensure 
> that the minor is safe and not in danger. //At events and activities 
> in which youth participate in any way, participating minors must 
> either have a parent or legal guardian present at the 
> event/activity,//or an adult present in possession of a properly 
> executed “Medical Authorization Form for Minors.”  This Medical 
> Authorization Form must designate an adult present at the event or 
> activity as able to authorize medical treatment in the case of 
> emergency (a form of temporary guardianship). /
>
> So the final word until I hear different from the Kingdom Seneschal or 
> Earl Marshal, the final word is no minor may be on the archery range 
> without Parent or Legal Guardian.
>

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