[Archers] Archers Digest, Vol 159, Issue 4

[JAMES FRAILEY]

I have not. The bottom line is no parents with minors no archery. That comes directly from the Earl Marshal

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>   1. Re: UnEvent Summary (Garth Groff)
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> Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2016 13:48:56 -0500
> From: Garth Groff <sarahsan at embarqmail.com>
> To: JAMES FRAILEY <seamusmcray at gmail.com>,
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> Subject: Re: [Archers] UnEvent Summary
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> M'Lord Seamus,
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Please use all your influence to have this policy statement more clearly 
> worded.
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> Yours Aye,
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> 
> Mungo
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> On 12/7/16 5:06 PM, JAMES FRAILEY wrote (in part):
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>> 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.
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>> /(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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