Attention Mascots (and teams with one)

[wireties]

Originally Posted by Jon Stratis

wireties, you'll notice that I didn't say it should be handled by just any mentor, teacher or event volunteer - it needs to be handled by the appropriate event personnel - in other words, those in charge of the whole event...

Those people responsible for overseeing the entire event will escalate things as appropriate, and will know/follow FIRST's guidelines for these types of incidents.

You make many excellent points and they are good first steps but a volunteer can find themselves in a sticky wicket. For example the fellow that runs the Dallas regional is a VP from Lockheed. I've worked with him helping to run the quick build sessions and he is one of my favorite FIRST people. He is a fantastic AE and executive but what does he know about the criminality of harassment/assault incidents? Perhaps a preferred sequence is to take these things directly to a law enforcement officer? If it is criminal, it gets handled properly and there is no liability for FIRST volunteers (at any level). If it is not, FIRST guidelines determine the appropriate sanction.