[MR] The new Pennsic U Teen Minor Policy...

[Kelly Keck]

On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 2:14 PM, Barbara Miller
<blithaofwolfhou at yahoo.com>wrote:

> I have listened to much of the uproar over the new ruling that our teens
> (our
> growing next generation) must be accompanied by a responsible adult to
> attend
> any class at Pennsic University. Now I read the actually policy put out by
> the
> Mayor of Pennsic. I dont think it sounds like our teen attending classes
> have to
> have adult escort for most of the classes taught in the tents... It sounds
> more
> reasonable like the teacher can request youths to leave if the material to
> be
> taught is inappropriate, or the youth is unruly or disruptive. And it reads
> to
> me that a youth needs the escort by an appointed adult if the class the
> youth
> wishes in being taught in a private camp or merchant area... that is not
> the
> more public grouping of tent classrooms!


This is a change from the original policy, which stated that anyone under 18
had to be accompanied by an adult. The Pennsic mayor announced this change
after a lot of people contacted him and other Pennsic staff with concerns.
I'm very glad they made the change, since this is *a lot* more reasonable.

Adriana Michaels