[Ravensfort] More B.O.D. Info

Kief av Kiersted sirkief at hotmail.com
Thu Apr 12 11:46:05 PDT 2007


Heilsa all...

These read like very reasonable policies in today's SCA world...given the 
number of predators, abusers, and molesters running loose on Midgard...very 
reasonable indeed.

Wæs Þu Hæl in TroÞ and FriÞ...!
Kief
"Better the Hammer than the nail..."

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>----- Original Message -----
>From: Duchess Julia
>To: ansteorra-announce at ansteorra.org
>Cc: Redtape at lists.ansteorra.org
>Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2007 1:01 PM
>Subject: [Redtape] New Policy Regarding Background Checks
>
>
>Greetings Ansteorra!
>
>Below you will find information from Master Aaron Swiftrunner, Society
>Seneschal and Vice-President of Operations, regarding a new policy
>that will soon be put into place.  The confidential background checks will
>be performed by a  third-party vendor at an estimated cost of $10 (each).
>Specific details from the background check will not be shared or released 
>to
>anyone not even SCA Corporate by the 3rd party vendor, only a pass/fail
>status.
>
>
>By no means is this policy complete.  I will be forwarding more information
>to the List as it becomes available.  In the meantime, feel free to email 
>me
>with any questions.
>
>Julia
>Kingdom Seneschal
>
>----
>
>Background checks to work with youth
>
>In response to repeated occurences of the SCA having to deal with abuse of
>minors by SCA participants, risk to our membership from such predatorial
>behavior, and legal liabilities if we fail to execute proper due
>diligence, the SCA will be implementing a background check program to
>minimize risk of harm to our people and the organization. This program
>will revolve around conducting--via a properly licensed vendor--background
>checks on all persons wishing to serve in a leadership or supervisory
>position where minors are expected to be taking direction from--or be in
>the direct control of adults who are not their parent or legal guardian.
>
>An example of officials who must receive the background check are:  Youth
>activities officers at all levels, Adults acting as youth marshals for any
>martial activity, persons organizing/in charge of youth activities for an
>event.
>
>These checks will return a pass/fail status.  A pass status will cause the
>corporate office to issue a card good for two years that must be presented
>in order to be accepted as an official as described above.
>
>It is expected that this process will be streamlined and simplified as
>much as possible without invalidating the value of the background checks
>themselves.  The cost of the checks will be billed back to the Kingdoms
>whose programs these volunteers are supporting.
>
>It is worth noting that these measures are less stringent than those being
>used today by the Boy Scouts of America.
>
>Further details, to include the actual process and an implement-by date
>will accompany the implementing guidelines to be issued after the April
>Board Meeting.
>
>Aaron Faheud Swiftrunner of the Stone Keep OL OP
>c/o George L. Reed
>
>Society Seneschal and Vice President of Operations
>SCA, Inc.





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