FIRST Youth Protection Program

[Zebra_Fact_Man]

Originally Posted by GrifBot

...Why shouldn't everyone mentoring FIRST teams have to get a check as well? Any offender as a mentor (lead or not) could pose a threat to the youth on the team, and it is best to be safe instead of sorry.

Well, as was the case with the team I mentored, quite often you will have a series of parents who volunteer/donate their time for a single afternoon or only a couple of days out of the whole season (transportation, food, welding, etc). Should these 1-to-3 day people also be required to go through a background check before they can help?
If yes, you're going to make it substantially difficult for some teams to operate. A lot of good intentioned people I know aren't going to go through the trouble for a handful of afternoons.

In other news, how long do you think before HQ addresses (and corrects) the SSN/personal info sharing issue?