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From the way I read your post and some of the posts by others earlier this week it gives the impression that the parental supervision parts of the policy are possibly going away.
Not having access to a good portion of the discussions that have been taking place on the marshals list for months leaves me a little confused as to what has been discussed, what is still open for discussion and what has already been decided upon. I figured ... err on the side of caution and find out for sure what's up.
I don't think anyone means to imply that a marshal isn't *capable* of looking after their own children and others at the same time. Adding extra responsibilities does increase the likelihood that the activity you are marshalling does not have your full attention. I've been MiC and had a sick child of my own to deal with. It does split your attention. All it could take is to walk away from either the list or the sick/injured child for a few minutes for something bad to happen.
Here's an example of where being marshal and responsible adult could cause a legal issue.
Depending on the note the parent hands the marshal/responsible adult, it may or may not grant permission to leave the practice site to seek emergency treatment for their child if they are injured. Even if the marshal does have permission, if it's your own child, since the other child in your charge does not need medical attention, you have no legal right to take them off site.... Since you are the designated responsible adult you can't just leave them with another adult on site either.
I hope the worst case scenario never happens, but when you are writing policy it's necessary to take into account as many of the situations that could occur. It's truly a balancing act to try and figure out which policies are best.... then keep your fingers crossed that you made the right choice.
Yvianne
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From: OTRobin@...Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2008 2:53 PMSubject: Re: [AEyouthpolicy] Re: 2 questionsIf you read what I wrote more carefully, I said an issue we had at our practices was not being able to marshal when you were the responsible person for a minor not your own.I do not think I know anyone who would look after any child less closely or more closely because they are not their own children. In many other situations and in well established national organizations we become temporarily responsible for minors not our own, usually as leaders. Could you please explain what you feel the added responsibility would be and how it further adds to being the legally responsible person for a minor not your own and an active youth marshal?The two deep rule that has been used by many other organizations and now mandated in the SCA should take care of the supervision portion. In our area the older fighters have at least one parent present in the general area, typically because they are a heavy fighter. Quite possibly the conflict has been unique to our area and our youth fighters friends wanting to attend a practice.Nivah
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