Rules and Expectations

Part of UUA Youth Safety Guidelines

July 23, 2020

"Know the Rules" written on a blackboard

In This Section

Participant Rules/Behavioral Expectations
From Youth Safety Guidelines

Prior to attendance at UUA youth events, all participants must disclose any child welfare agency investigation or any criminal or juvenile delinquency arrests, charges, convictions including those involving abuse, violence, sexual misconduct, domestic violence, child abuse, driving while intoxica...
Community Norms
From Youth Safety Guidelines

Each youth program creates and maintains community norms, which can be expressed in a covenant, expressing the goals of the community and how the community will be together. Rules/expectations express a baseline or minimum standard....
Confidentiality
From Youth Safety Guidelines

Youth have the right to expect confidentiality of their personal stories except in cases where expanding confidentiality is needed to protect youth. This norm is expressed in most event covenants and is something UUA staff and event leaders must hold up. In particular, if a youth participant...
Right Relationship Team
From Youth Safety Guidelines

All events shall have a designated team, e.g. Spirit Committee or Spirit Corps, responsible for assisting the community at youth focused events in maintaining their community norms (or covenant) and adhering to the rules and behavioral expectations....
Restoring Right Relations
From Youth Safety Guidelines

A process for restoring right relationship should be in place for every youth event. Rather than viewing this through the lens of “punishment” this should be viewed in service of restoring community safety and wholeness. This may include temporary or permanent restrictions. See Appendix for...
Youth Participant Suspension and Reinstatement
From Youth Safety Guidelines

When any youth’s actions have made youth events unsafe or are inconsistent with the rules and expectations of the event, UUA staff or empowered program leaders, including those members of Right Relationship Team (e.g. Spirit Committee, Spirit Corps, etc.) may suspend or restrict that youth’s...

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