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Originally Posted by Jon Stratis
While it doesn't necessarily work with everyone, calling parents and making them leave work to pick up their kid in the middle of the day for this sort of behavior can have a lasting impression on the kid and help them learn whats appropriate. Appropriate team punishments (not allowing them to letter, or at worst removing them from the team altogether) can help add additional peer pressure to help the kid change. Ultimately, I think it's behavior change we're looking for, rather than a serious legal punishment that could affect the kids entire life (something like this would have the potential to affect college admission or job opportunities down the line).
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^This.
1923 has defined behavior standards at events as well as in our build site and at outreach activities. If you don't follow them, you get a talking-to from the mentors, which may or may not involve your parents depending on the situation. (Examples: ungracious behavior, not following the mentors' instructions, being on your phone during opening/closing ceremonies or at outreach events)
If you stomp-all-over-the-line and break very serious rules (think sneaking out, bringing something on the trip you're not supposed to, or just generally not being a good teammate), we call your parent/guardian, and they have to come get you. District, DCMP, or Championship - doesn't matter. You're not coming home on the bus, and you may not even be on the team anymore. Fortunately, in our 9-year history we've only had to do this once. I think inappropriate behavior such as what's being discussed in this thread would fall under this category.
It's up to each team to keep this sort of culture within themselves - and I think this thread, making people aware of incidents, isn't a bad way to start spreading that message.
However, if an incident really is that serious, as you mentioned above - it absolutely should go to that level. Reporting it at-the-event is the right way to go, because the event staff can help move it up the chain as necessary, including to the FIRST YPP.