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<DIV>Greetings to all,</DIV>
<DIV>Important info from the B.O.D. and Kingdom! ! !</DIV>
<DIV>In Service,</DIV>
<DIV>Lord Malcolm </DIV>
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<DIV>Unto Ansteorra, Greetings!</DIV>
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<DIV>Below please find some additional information as well as some FAQs
regarding the background checks.</DIV>
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<DIV>In Service,</DIV>
<DIV>Julia</DIV>
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class=gmail_quote>From: <B class=gmail_sendername><A
href="mailto:seneschal@sca.org">seneschal@sca.org</A></B> <<A
href="mailto:seneschal@sca.org">seneschal@sca.org </A>><BR>Date: Apr 11, 2007
2:22 PM<BR>Subject: [SENESCHAL] Background check FAQ<BR>To: <A
href="mailto:sca-seneschal@midrealm.org">sca-seneschal@midrealm.org</A><BR><BR></SPAN>The
SCA has long had a policy of parents being ultimately responsible for <BR>their
children at SCA activities. We have policies in place prohibiting a<BR>single
adult from being alone in supervising youth that are not their<BR>children by
birth or legal document. These have not sufficed to prevent <BR>harm to some of
our minor participants at the hands of adult participants.<BR>Since 2002, there
have been 88 revocation and denial of membership<BR>decisions rendered by the
Board of Directors. 29 of these have been for <BR>conviction of predatory
crimes. 24 of these have been with regard to abuse<BR>of minors. It would seem
clear that the old policies are not sufficient to<BR>protect our minor
participants. Any number greater than zero of these <BR>incidents is profoundly
unacceptable.<BR><BR>There are many organizations similar to the SCA in that
they have<BR>well-defined programs for minor participants. These organizations
conduct<BR>a due-diligence check of volunteers who would like to be in positions
of <BR>control, teaching, or supervision of minor participants. The vast
majority<BR>of these organizations vet possible volunteers via background check.
There<BR>are a variety of methods used.<BR><BR>The SCA feels a responsibility to
the wellbeing of our minor participants <BR>and will implement a program of
background checks to enhance their safety.<BR><BR>Some Questions and answers
about this endeavor follow:<BR><BR>Q: Are Kingdoms required to implement the
Society policy?<BR>A: Once upheld by the Board of Directors, the Kingdoms will
have a <BR>timeline to implement the policy or cease offering
youth-activity<BR>programs.<BR><BR>Q: I had a background check for work. Can you
just use that?<BR>A: No. All checks for this program will be performed according
to the same <BR>criteria and by the same vendor for all participants. The vendor
is a<BR>licensed, bonded provider of background examinations.<BR><BR>Q: Will the
SCA be privy to specific details of my background, whether I<BR>pass the exam or
not? <BR>A: No. The SCA will only receive a pass or a fail notice from
the<BR>background-examination provider.<BR><BR>Q: Will my personal information
be exposed to other SCA participants?<BR>A: No. Information is provided directly
to the vendor in order to perform <BR>the background examination, and does not
go through the SCA.<BR><BR>Q: How long is my pass status good for?<BR>A: It is
planned that the pass status will be good for two years.<BR><BR>Q: Will all
existing officers have to be checked? <BR>A: All officers/volunteers with
supervisory positions, teaching, or direct<BR>control of minor participants –
new or existing – would require a<BR>background
examination.<BR><BR><BR><BR> </DIV>
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