PLEASE READ THE GLACIERS SPORTS INC. ABUSE PREVENTION POLICY,
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INTRODUCTION

It shall be the policy and covenant of Glaciers Sports, Inc. (“Glaciers”) to do everything in our power to prevent physical, emotional or sexual abuse against children and youth who are members of Glaciers teams or participate in activities sponsored by Glaciers. We covenant to be aware of our legal responsibilities and to comply with those responsibilities and go beyond those responsibilities when necessary to act justly in the best interest of those who have been abused or those who are most vulnerable to abuse.

Glaciers will implement orientations and training seminars for persons in management, employment and volunteers who have direct or indirect contact with children and youth. Glaciers will screen persons in management, employment and volunteers who have direct or indirect contact with children and youth and will report all instances of abuse. Management, employment and volunteers will receive ongoing training as designated in Glaciers’ training practices.

SCOPE

This policy and its provisions shall apply to all management, employees and volunteers, who have any direct or indirect contact with children and/or youth who are members of Glaciers’ teams or participate in activities sponsored by Glaciers. Effective September 1, 2022, no person under the age of 18 will be certified by the Glaciers Board to work or volunteer, directly with children and/or youth.

ETHICS POLICY

Statement of Policy

All management and employees of the Glaciers organization shall not engage in sexual abuse, sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, and physical abuse, physical neglect, lack of supervision, emotional maltreatment, educational maltreatment, and/or moral-legal maltreatment of children and youth.

Persons who interact, with children and youth in any way- shall include all paid management, employees and volunteers, who have a direct or indirect contact with those who are members of Glaciers’ teams or participate in activities sponsored by Glaciers.

DEFINITIONS

1. Sexual Abuse: Sexual abuse means unwanted physical conduct of a sexual nature, sexual contact or sexualized behavior and may include, by example, touching, fondling, other physical contact and sexual relations. Child/youth sexual abuse is the sexual exploitation or use of same for satisfaction of sexual drives. It includes but is not limited to: (1) incest, (2) rape, (3) prostitution, (4) any sexual intercourse, or deviant sexual conduct with, or fondling of a child, or youth who are members of Glaciers’ teams or participate in activities sponsored by Glaciers.

2. Sexual Harassment: Sexual harassment is any unwanted sexual advance or demand, either verbal or physical that is reasonably perceived by the recipient as demeaning, intimidating or coercive. Sexual harassment must be understood as an exploitation of a power relationship rather than as an exclusively sexual issue. Sexual harassment includes, but is not limited to, the creation of a hostile or abusive working environment resulting from discrimination on the basis of gender.

3. Sexual Misconduct: Sexual misconduct means a chargeable offense.

4. Physical Abuse: Any act of omission or an act that endangers a person’s physical or mental health. This definition includes any nonaccidental physical injury. Physical abuse may result from punishment that is overly punitive or inappropriate to the individual’s age or condition. In addition, physical abuse may result from purposeful acts that pose serious danger to the physical health of a child or youth.

5. Physical Neglect: Individual in charge does not take adequate precautions (given a child’s, youth or vulnerable person’s particular emotional developmental needs) to ensure his or her safety in and out of the residence.

6. Lack of Supervision: Individual in charge does not take adequate precautions (given a child’s, youth or vulnerable person’s particular emotional developmental needs) to ensure his or her safety in and out of the residence.

7. Emotional Maltreatment: Persistent or extreme thwarting of a child’s, youth or vulnerable person’s basic emotional needs (such as the need to feel safe and accepted).

8. Educational Maltreatment: Individual in charge fails to ensure that a child, youth or vulnerable person receives adequate education.

9. Moral-Legal Maltreatment: Individual in charge exposes or involves a child, youth or vulnerable person in illegal or other activities that may foster delinquency or antisocial behavior.

IMPLEMENTATION

Professionals, employees, and volunteers shall be provided a copy of this policy and shall receive training information to assist in the understanding and implementation of this policy.

MAKING A COMPLAINT

Persons who have knowledge of possible violations of this policy by management, employees and volunteers should report to appropriate supervisors and administrators. The Administration will take action in investigation, reporting, due process, and take action to seek justice.