[Ansteorra] Children in the Sca

[Richard Threlkeld]

I was in charge of training for one of the largest Boy Scout councils in the
US when they began their Youth Protection programs. Since we were close to
the national offices, we were a beta tester of the policies. Background
checks did not make any significant difference. What did work? Best was
two-deep leadership. That protects the adults from false accusations as well
as protecting the children. This is the absolute best action with regard to
results. Second best is training the adult leaders, parents, and children
(with age appropriate training) how to recognize and protect against abuse.

In Service,
Caelin on Andrede



> -----Original Message-----
> From: ansteorra-bounces at lists.ansteorra.org [mailto:ansteorra-
> bounces at lists.ansteorra.org] On Behalf Of Bill Toscano
> Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2012 8:19 PM
> To: Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc.
> Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] Children in the Sca
> 
> Can we remember through all this that a background check would not have
> kept Ben from being allowed to work with kids. He would have passed it.
> 
> I know of at least one other case in the East where there was child abuse,
> and that person also would have passed the background checks.
> 
> The only reason the SCA has been pushing them as a defense against future
> suits, because my understanding is that the lawyers were concerned there
> was no defense against "So you did not background checks on people you
> trusted to work with students?"
> 
> Background checks will not solve the issue.
> 
> What if someone is not working with working with kids?
> 
> He/she can still come to events and commit the crimes.
> 
> We cannot give everyone background checks.
> 
> Liam
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