Girl Scout Service Centers - Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta
Girl Scout Service Centers - Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta
Girl Scout Service Centers - Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta
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<strong>Girl</strong> <strong>Scout</strong>s <strong>of</strong> <strong>Greater</strong> <strong>Atlanta</strong>, Inc. (hereinafter “GSGATL”) establishes the following policy and procedure regarding Registered Sex<br />
O�enders (those persons subject to registration under O.C.G.A. §42-1-12, et seq,) as applicable to (1) troop leaders and assistant troop<br />
leaders (hereinafter “Troop Leaders”); (2) volunteers, potential volunteers, and chaperones (hereinafter “Volunteers”) and (3) parents,<br />
guardians, other immediate family members, and members <strong>of</strong> the household, <strong>of</strong> girl members (hereinafter “Family Members”).<br />
A Registered Sex O�ender shall not be permitted to serve as a Troop Leader or Volunteer. A Registered Sex O�ender shall not be<br />
permitted to participate in any way, either in troop activities <strong>of</strong> any kind or in GSGATL activities where girl members may be present.<br />
Troop meetings and activities shall not be held or conducted at any residence where a member <strong>of</strong> the household is a Registered Sex<br />
O�ender.<br />
Troop Leaders, Volunteers and parents or guardians <strong>of</strong> girl members are required to immediately notify GSGATL and Troop Leaders<br />
if they learn or become aware <strong>of</strong> facts that indicate that any Troop Leader, Volunteer, or Family Member is a Registered Sex O�ender.<br />
In addition, each Troop Leader, Volunteer and parent or guardian <strong>of</strong> a girl member is required to immediately notify GSGATL and<br />
Troop Leaders if he or she is, or has an immediate family or household member who is, a Registered Sex O�ender. GSGATL does not<br />
have the resources to regularly monitor county, state or federal Registered Sex O�ender Lists, and undertakes no obligation to do so.<br />
However, if GSGATL is advised that a Troop Leader, Volunteer or Family Member is or may be a Registered Sex O�ender, GSGATL will<br />
take reasonable steps to con�rm this information by consulting with the Sheri�’s O�ce in the County where the possible Registered<br />
Sex O�ender resides, or by consulting that County’s list <strong>of</strong> Registered Sex O�enders (that is, the sex o�ender list currently required<br />
by O.C.G.A. §42-1-12(i)).<br />
No person who is con�rmed to be a Registered Sex O�ender will be permitted to participate in any way in troop activities <strong>of</strong> any kind<br />
or in GSGATL activities where girl members may be present. If it is determined that a Troop Leader or Volunteer is a Registered Sex<br />
O�ender, that person immediately will be dismissed from that position.<br />
If it is determined that a Family Member is a Registered Sex O�ender, GSGATL will take the following steps to safeguard girl members<br />
<strong>of</strong> the troop involved:<br />
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Where GSGATL in its discretion determines that it is reasonably necessary to safeguard girl members, GSGATL may notify the parents<br />
or guardians <strong>of</strong> all girl members <strong>of</strong> a troop regarding: (a) the status <strong>of</strong> a Troop Leader or Volunteer or Family Member as a Registered<br />
Sex O�ender; (b) the requirements <strong>of</strong> this Policy; and (c) the steps taken by GSGATL to comply with the policy (for instance, the<br />
dismissal <strong>of</strong>, or written notice as described above to, the Registered Sex O�ender.) For instance, if a Family Member Registered<br />
Sex O�ender withdraws his or her girl member from the troop, or if a Troop Leader or Volunteer has been dismissed, GSGATL may<br />
determine it is not necessary to give notice to the parents or guardians <strong>of</strong> the other girl members <strong>of</strong> his or her status as a Registered<br />
Sex O�ender.<br />
This policy addresses Registered Sex O�enders only. It is not intended to, and does not limit GSGATL’s right to dismiss Troop Leaders,<br />
Volunteers, or girl members or to deny the applications <strong>of</strong> potential Troop Leaders, Volunteers or girl members, for other reasons than<br />
those addressed in this Registered Sex O�ender policy.<br />
No weapons are allowed on any GSGATL property. The possession <strong>of</strong> �rearms at any <strong>Girl</strong> <strong>Scout</strong> event will be grounds for dismissal. A<br />
pocketknife is acceptable when used for training or as a camping tool.<br />
24A. Policy:<br />
23. Sex O�enders<br />
24. Weapons<br />
All persons who enter GSGATL property or are performing their volunteer role are prohibited from carrying a handgun, �rearm, or<br />
prohibited weapon <strong>of</strong> any kind covered by the law.<br />
Volunteer Essentials<br />
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