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Originally Posted by Matt Leese
Perhaps I missed it on my quick read over of the documentation, but I don't believe FIRST put into place any sanctions in place in case a team doesn't abide by these rules. I wonder how many teams will end up simply ignoring them? Or, more likely, teams just won't understand how to implement them and do it incorrectly.
Matt
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From the policy:
Audits to Determine Compliance
FIRST shall be conducting audits of a sample of teams on an annual basis to determine compliance with the Leadership Requirements. Accordingly, FIRST asks that teams preserve allrecords indicating compliance (i.e., names and addresses of all adult team members, copies of all applications, evidence of VolunteerSelect background screening and reference checks) for atleast three years following the conclusion of the year in which an adult participated on the team. The failure of a team to comply with the Leadership Requirements may result in FIRST takingappropriate action, including without limitation, disqualification from the program and events and referral to authorities.
I guarentee you that as a team leader I'm going to catch a lot of hell for this. There are going to be lots of mentors who are going to say "I didn't sign up for this!" and they'll be absolutely right. This is just a really bad decision on FIRST's part. I really think that teams should send letters to FIRST refusing to comply unless FIRST discloses exactly what a "red" finding entails and exactly what will get you disqualified as a volunteer. Thats the least FIRST can do to make this policy acceptable.