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Originally Posted by EricH
Also, to be honest, if I was in that position, I would probably encourage the student to talk to someone who I'd be obliged to report it to--many times, facing the consequences is better than avoiding them, and in this case could save a life. (And, I'd also be looking for places that can provide help.)
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And this was pretty much the way this was handled on my old team. The discipline policy was that behavior against the team's code of conduct (which was a contract signed by the team member and their parent) should be told to our faculty advisor, who would handle any appropriate discipline. This was a pretty good system for the team, considering that our faculty advisor was almost universally trusted and admired by the students and mentors of the team. I'm sure there are many issues that I was not aware of that went by him, and I know that he helped numerous students who were suffering from depression or anxiety while on the team.
I'm personally very concerned for my current team, which serves low income students and doesn't have a very good connection to our school. I have very little legal knowledge, but I'm pretty sure the arrangement on 2220 was relatively safe legally for the team (given that our mentor was enforcing school policy), while my current team really has no good/safe way of handling a problematic situation like this.
Thank you to this thread for helping me realize that the mentors on my team need to have a discussion about handling these situations.