[meaubry]

Well, Finally a glimmer of hope. I've been quietly trying to decide just how to handle this issue. It is very difficult to seperate the "overwhelmingly objective arguement of protecting the well being of the students" from the "overwhelming number of privacy, legal, and moral arguments against".

So, after many hours of discussion with my fellow mentors and team leaders I can only conclude;

FIRST should require each team to monitor and maintain their own screening records. FIRST should establish the requirement in broad terms - and then, just as they do with everything else - rely on the GRACIOUS PROFESSIONALISM of each team's leadership to assure compliance.

Perhaps a policy statement is more appropriate, than a requirement that is so specific, yet leaves far too many things undefineable and unenforceable.

As a team leader (from the company side of the partnership, not the school side), I hope and pray the leadership at FIRST comes to there senses and re-thinks the approach they are taking on this subject.