THE SAFEGUARDS

                                  In creating "safe places for ALL teens" we need to                              have certain important boundaries to make this
                    happen: 

                   1) No adults are alone with any teen EVER. 

                   2) Our social media sites are always monitored with
                   the same above principle. Any "direct messaging" is
                   not allowed unless there is at least another adult in the
                   message. "safety in numbers" is our policy  

                   3)  All volunteers are mandated reporters.  This means
                   that any jokes or talk from teens that suggest child
                   abuse, suicide, or violence to oneself or others must be
                   reported by law to authorities.  Even if the comment
                   seems harmless it still must be reported by law.  We
                   like for this boundary to be made known and repeated
                   ahead of time so that students are not "caught off
                   guard" when we have to make that call.