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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Greetings to all who receive this missive. I
am writing this to clarify some issues that have come up recently concerning the
new policy changes put in place by the Board of Directors concerning Children
and Children's activities. I would ask that this missive be cross posted to the
lists that I am not on in the Northern region.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A question has come up concerning notarized waivers
and when they are required. The current policy is this: a waiver is only
required if the parent/guardian is going to be off site. A parent can
leave their children with another responsible person, children under the age of
12 are not considered suitable babysitters in the SCA. Children under the
age of 12 are required to be in eye/earshot of the parent at all times unless
they have specifically asked someone else to watch the children. A
parent can not assume someone will watch their children, and can not in general
ask the camp to watch the kids. A specific person must be made aware that
they are going to be held responsible for the children. If that person does not
maintain supervision of the children the parent will be held responsible.
Children under 12 that are not within eye/earshot of the parent/responsible
adult should be brought to the attention of the event steward or the seneschal
of the group. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A waiver is not required to drop children off at
children's activities. </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>Children's
activities at events should take place as close as possible to the main
activities for the event for the safety of the children. Children's
activities are not babysitting services and parents are encouraged to spend some
time at the activities with their children. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The society is not trying to make it difficult or
unpleasant for parents with young children to attend events. They are only
asking that parents be responsible for their children at all times. This
is not meant to be directed at any one person in any way. This is simply
the easiest way I could think of to get the message out to as many people as I
could. Children are the future of the SCA and we want to provide them the
safest possible environment to participate in. I would encourage anyone
with questions to please contact me via email or the phone. And please
bring your children to events so they can grow up seeing that chivalry and honor
are not dead in these times.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>HE Ainar Magnusson</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>NR Seneschal</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>