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Originally Posted by Peciv
I just receievd the withdrawl e-mail... It sounded like a good policy... But it needed more work to make it better.
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Have to disagree with you if you found much good in the Youth Protection Policy...
What happened to the days where adults played the role of adults and children played the role of children? When I was growing up...any adult on the street could get my attention if I had my hands in the wrong cookie jar. I listened to and obeyed folks that were not my parents or had not gone through an invasive background check to interact with me. Those adults that were temporarily "in charge" of me for safety and discipline also protected me against threats....to include sexual predators. When I was in the care of my parents...that was their job.
In dealing with students/children in the FIRST environment, we are working with 14-18 year olds. These students are well aware by now that there's a threat out there, with them as the target. Whether or not there are more sickos out on the street than there were 30 years ago when I was out there in the "target zone" remains to be seen. These teenagers are savvy and smart enough to know if there's a potential problem with an adult. If something happens, then they go to a mentor and make a complaint. If the complaint winds up to have some merit, bounce the trouble maker and drive on.
If I'm minimizing or making light of the problem, then I think the FIRST has to come up with "for instances" that somehow backup this issue. What's happened in the past within the FIRST community? Or are they simply reacting to other organizations that have had problems and trying to learn from their mistakes...hoping to cover their butts?
Wow, that's alot of ink. Think about it kiddies!
Jim