[Ansteorra] This kids in the SCA thing.

[lady_breila at yahoo.com]

Finn's post reminded me of something that might be helpful going forward.   
The Boy Scouts make all of their participants from age 6 on up, with their  
parents, complete a training in their Scout books about predators and how to  
deal with them.  It is concise and age appropriate and very well done.   
Families who plan being active in the Society would perhaps benefit from  
similar training.  It could be incorporated into Newcomers or MoC.  Whatever  
the logistics, it would clearly spell out what is expected of families, how  
children can protect themselves, and demonstrate due diligence on behalf of  
the Society.  

There.  Not so horrible, right?  So may I please never see another email  
header about banning children in the SCA or read about the heinous financial  
liability our families pose EVER AGAIN?  :-)

Breila of High Ongar 

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-----Original message-----
From: Sara Manley <wenchilada at gmail.com>
To: ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org
Sent: Wed, Feb 8, 2012 20:27:37 GMT+00:00
Subject: [Ansteorra] This kids in the SCA thing.

Greetings Ansteorra,
Here's my 2 bob's worth. I apologise if it has already been said, but there
are an awful large amount of messages to trawl through (and frankly, thank
goodness for digest!)

Banning children from the SCA is a knee-jerk reaction. There. I've said it.
(and exhale).

I'm a mum of three kids under 6 and living in America, I have never been
more concerned for their safety than anywhere else we have lived in this
world (China & Australia). It is a sadly simple fact, that as long as there
a low-life scum of the earth inhabiting this planet, they will always be at
risk. At school. On Scout camps. Church. Home. SCA. People who they are
supposed to trust who are in positions of power. They don't come with a
flashing sign that says "Hey, you can trust me, but I am going to molest
your children while you are not looking". So what do I do? Do I keep them
locked up? No. Because that would be another form of abuse. All I can do,
is teach them to defend themselves and speak up and to be ever diligent.

Now. Banning them from the SCA? Well, I chose for various reasons not to
involve my kids with the SCA. However, I have many friends who's kids are
all part of a tightly knit SCA Household. This is a sizeable household.
Your cutting off the kids from the SCA may also have a great impact on
whether this household decides enough is enough (this is Lochac we're
talking about, we get a bit peeved off when people overseas stuff around
with the game and how we play it) and they might up stumps and sod off,
within good reason.

So it makes no sense. One minute we're all talking about recruitment and
retention, the next we're talking about excluding people? Don't cut your
noses off to spite your faces.

Come on guys, respond, don't react. Think things through a bit more, eh?

Finn
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