FIRST Youth Protection Program

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I don't have time for all of this. I need to re-think my participation. We always use 2 rooms for our meetings. A computer lab for the programmers and the shop for the robots. The rooms are adjacent but not what I would call "In Sight" . We also practice out in the hallway. I need 4-5 adults to do this. I would have to manage the adults and also double the parent participation rate to achieve that. If I don't, I now have a risk of being accused of putting the kids at risk.

The Boy Scout YPP is better than this. FIRST YPP doesn't teach about "Grooming". FIRST YPP leaves out anyone whose parents both work evenings. That means the disadvantaged and minorities. We have a student whose mom can't drive because she is disabled, and no-one is allowed to give him a ride home. Were also going to loose our lead programmer. The only way to (maybe) be compliant is for two adults to run the kids home and then come back to school to drop the extra adult off to their car.

FIRST says that anyone over 18 is an adult. Most school districts treat any student as a protected youth. The conflicts that this raises make my head spin.

Sorry, I have not read this whole thread. Sorry if I repeated anything. Sorry for venting. I'm in a pretty sorry state.

Brian