[Ansteorra] Children in the Sca

[Stefan li Rous]

Okay, here is the info from Trimaris about what they are requiring in  
the way of tags on children at events.

I was wrong earlier, it doesn't have to be a tag, but must be "a means  
of identification that states their name, the mundane and SCA name of  
their parent/guardian, a secondary contact's mundane and SCA name, and  
an emergency contact point (ie: cellphone number)"

Note that it doesn't specify how big or small the tag must be.

Again, I think Ansteorra ought to think strongly about requiring  
something similar.

Stefan

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Amra de Medici <renaissanceprincess2 at yahoo.com>
> Date: February 5, 2012 6:54:31 PM CST
> To: "the-triskele-tavern at googlegroups.com" <the-triskele-tavern at googlegroups.com 
> >, "trimaris-children at yahoogroups.com" <trimaris-children at yahoogroups.com 
> >
> Cc: "honorbyfaith at gmail.com" <honorbyfaith at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: {TheTriskeleTavern} question on children's event tags
> Reply-To: the-triskele-tavern at googlegroups.com
>
> Hi Tamara,
> I understand that you were unable to find the information regarding  
> the tagging of children from the Trimaris website. We are in the  
> process of updating the MoC (Ministry of Children)'s website (under  
> the Seneshal's link) to make it far more functional. The following  
> information answers your question and help with any other questions  
> you have regarding children at events.
>
> PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES FOR CHILDREN AT SCA EVENTS
> Parents or legal guardians (or temporary guardians as assigned by  
> waivers) are responsible for children brought to an event. Parents/ 
> guardians should be aware of their children's location and  
> activities at all times while attending SCA functions.
>
> Parents must not expect other adults to supervise or control minors  
> who are wandering unaccompanied at events.
>
> Children under the age of FIVE should not be left unsupervised by  
> the parent/legal guardian at SCA functions, even at planned  
> children's activities.
>
> A "Sight and Sound" rule is in effect at all SCA functions.  
> Generally, this states that children under the age of twelve should  
> be in eyesight/earshot of the parent or a designated adult or  
> teenager (as determined by the parent). As a guideline, it is  
> suggested that children in this age range are in the care of an  
> adult besides the parent/guardian (designated babysitter, attending  
> activities, etc.), the children should be checked on periodically by  
> the parent/guardian to ensure their safety and suitable behavior.
>
> Children under the age of fifteen are not considered suitable  
> babysitters for younger children.
>
> Children under twelve and under must wear on their person a means of  
> identification that states their name, the mundane and SCA name of  
> their parent/guardian, a secondary contact's mundane and SCA name,  
> and an emergency contact point (ie: cellphone number)
>
> Parents are responsible for seeing to the physical needs of their  
> children when they are attending Children’s Activities.
>
> Children who are ill must remain in the care of their parent,  
> guardian, or designated caretaker and should not be brought to  
> Children’s Activities.
>
> Curfew, unless otherwise required by site regulations, is 10pm for  
> children 12 and under and 12am for those 17 and under.
>
> If you should have any additional questions, please free to email  
> Scott the Valiant, the Kingdom MoC, at honorbyfaith at gmail.com,   
> myself, or the MoC of your local group, should they have one. We  
> also have an email list through yahoo group (Trimaris-Children)  
> specifically for the Children of Trimaris. It's a place for parents,  
> MoCs, and others to talk for the purpose of keeping the dream alive  
> for the next generation.
>
> Yours in Service,
> Amira de Medici
> Deputy Minister of Children, Kingdom of Trimaris
>