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W.W.Y.D. ?. Safe Sanctuaries. What Would YOU Do ?. Situation:. A 16 year old female wants to talk with a 18 year old female youth worker about a personal problem in the youth director's office with the door closed. Would this be following Safe Sanctuary policy?. W.W.Y.D. ?.

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W.W.Y.D. ?

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  1. W.W.Y.D. ? Safe Sanctuaries What Would YOU Do ?

  2. Situation: A 16 year old female wants to talk with a 18 year old female youth worker about a personal problem in the youth director's office with the door closed. Would this be following Safe Sanctuary policy? W.W.Y.D. ? • Yes if the door had a window in it. • No because there isn’t a big enough age difference between the two people involved. • Yes because that is part of the job of a youth worker.

  3. Situation: A 16 year old female wants to talk with a 18 year old female youth worker about a personal problem in the youth director's office with the door closed. Would this be following Safe Sanctuary policy? W.W.Y.D. ? • Yes if the door had a window in it. • No because there isn’t a big enough age difference between the two people involved. • Yes because that is part of the job of a youth worker.

  4. Situation: It snowed 13" on Saturday night. Sunday morning, Mrs. Smith, calls the Sunday school coordinator at 8:45am saying she's stuck in her driveway therefore won't be able to teach her 4 year old class at 9am. Mrs. Jones, one of the 3 year old teachers, was supposed to ride with her. What do you do? W.W.Y.D. ? • Cancel Sunday school. • Frantically grab 2 total strangers from the hallway to fill the empty slots. • See if a couple of the grade school kids can help you out. • Provide a Safe Sanctuary approved person to float between the preschool classes.

  5. Situation: It snowed 13" on Saturday night. Sunday morning, Mrs. Smith, calls the Sunday school coordinator at 8:45am saying she's stuck in her driveway therefore won't be able to teach her 4 year old class at 9am. Mrs. Jones, one of the 3 year old teachers, was supposed to ride with her. What do you do? W.W.Y.D. ? • Cancel Sunday school. • Frantically grab 2 total strangers from the hallway to fill the empty slots. • See if a couple of the grade school kids can help you out. • Provide a Safe Sanctuary approved person to float between the preschool classes.

  6. Situation: The kindergarten class meets on the 2nd floor of the church. One of the students needs to go use the restroom on the first floor. It's ok to send the child downstairs to the restroom as long as he goes with another child. W.W.Y.D. ? • True • False

  7. Situation: The kindergarten class meets on the 2nd floor of the church. One of the students needs to go use the restroom on the first floor. It's ok to send the child downstairs to the restroom as long as he goes with another child. W.W.Y.D. ? • True • False

  8. Situation: The Adams family just moved to town. Mr. Adams said he taught the 5th grade boys class in his other church and can't wait to teach that age group again. It just so happens you are desperately searching for a teacher for the rowdy group of 5th grade boys. Is it ok to let Mr. Adams start next Sunday? W.W.Y.D. ? • YES! God really does answer prayers. • Yes, but only if Mrs. Adams teaches with him. • No because you just met him. • No because he hasn’t been involved with your congregation for 6 months and he hasn’t been through the Safe Sanctuary process.

  9. Situation: The Adams family just moved to town. Mr. Adams said he taught the 5th grade boys class in his other church and can't wait to teach that age group again. It just so happens you are desperately searching for a teacher for the rowdy group of 5th grade boys. Is it ok to let Mr. Adams start next Sunday? W.W.Y.D. ? • YES! God really does answer prayers. • Yes, but only if Mrs. Adams teaches with him. • No because you just met him. • No because he hasn’t been involved with your congregation for 6 months and he hasn’t been through the Safe Sanctuary process.

  10. Situation: Mike said that his youth leader smacked him in the face because he said a string of bad words during youth worship. A bruise is already starting to form on his left cheek. What is the first thing you do? W.W.Y.D. ? • Have Mike write down his account of the story • Get witness statements. • Call Mike’s parents. • Make sure Mike is safe and remove the alleged perpetrator. • Kick Mike out of the youth group for the rest of the semester.

  11. Situation: Mike said that his youth leader smacked him in the face because he said a string of bad words during youth worship. A bruise is already starting to form on his left cheek. What is the first thing you do? W.W.Y.D. ? • Have Mike write down his account of the story • Get witness statements. • Call Mike’s parents. • Make sure Mike is safe and remove the alleged perpetrator. • Kick Mike out of the youth group for the rest of the semester.

  12. Situation: What do you do if you suspect a child is being maltreated? W.W.Y.D. ? • Report it. • Conduct a discreet investigation. • Call the parents. • Ignore it the first time but report it if it happens again.

  13. Situation: What do you do if you suspect a child is being maltreated? W.W.Y.D. ? • Report it. • Conduct a discreet investigation. • Call the parents. • Ignore it the first time but report it if it happens again.

  14. Situation: Mary is an active member of Asbury United Methodist Church, a small congregation in a small town. When she took her seven-year old daughter, Denise, to her church school classroom, they found it empty. The teacher wasn’t there. Mary leaves Denise there and goes in search of the teacher. You walk by the room and notice Denise there alone. What do you do? W.W.Y.D. ? • Say hello and keep on walking. • Stand in the doorway and visit with Denise until • her mother returns or the teacher arrives. • Go to the Fellowship Hall for a cup of coffee and • take Denise.

  15. W.W.Y.D. ?  A. Say hello and keep on walking. In any size church, never leave a child alone.  B. Stand in the doorway and visit with Denise until her mother returns or the teacher arrives. You can have a conversation with her, staying in a place that is visible to anyone else in the area to protect yourself from false accusation. Even when the teacher arrives, it is good to stay with the teacher until a second adult arrives. As a follow-up to this experience, encourage church leaders to develop policies and training to assure teachers and parents are aware of safety procedures.  C. Go to the Fellowship Hall for a cup of coffee and take Denise. Never take a child to a new location without parental awareness.

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