bsjkki Posted March 5, 2020 Posted March 5, 2020 (edited) 10 hours ago, bluebell said: I looked it up and the handbook states that Seminary is supposed to be two deep just like everything else, so your stakes will probably eventually follow along or go to online only. I found this in the Handbook for Seminary. I had to look because our classes do not have two deep teachers. We have multiple classes in the building. "To protect teachers and students, two adults should be present in the building or home where a seminary class is being taught. A team teacher may be called, or another responsible adult may be assigned to be present. The second adult could be the teacher’s spouse or the parent of a class member. He or she should be the same gender as the teacher, unless that person is an adult member of the teacher’s family. A teacher should never be alone in a classroom, building, or vehicle with a student unless the student is the teacher’s child." I think this gives them wiggle room to have one teacher if there are other adults in the building. My biggest issue with the two deep policy is it's 'exceptions.' You can't be one on one in a car unless your ministering companions. You can't have only one teacher per classroom in primary or YM/YW's but one teacher per classroom is fine for seminary. It doesn't seem logical. I would prefer they have a consistent policy across the board. I think being ministering companions and driving alone to appointments is more dangerous than having only one primary teacher in a room full of children. For me the exceptions are wrong. We either are all in on child safety policies or we are not. Edited March 5, 2020 by bsjkki 2
bluebell Posted March 5, 2020 Posted March 5, 2020 15 hours ago, bsjkki said: I found this in the Handbook for Seminary. I had to look because our classes do not have two deep teachers. We have multiple classes in the building. "To protect teachers and students, two adults should be present in the building or home where a seminary class is being taught. A team teacher may be called, or another responsible adult may be assigned to be present. The second adult could be the teacher’s spouse or the parent of a class member. He or she should be the same gender as the teacher, unless that person is an adult member of the teacher’s family. A teacher should never be alone in a classroom, building, or vehicle with a student unless the student is the teacher’s child." I think this gives them wiggle room to have one teacher if there are other adults in the building. My biggest issue with the two deep policy is it's 'exceptions.' You can't be one on one in a car unless your ministering companions. You can't have only one teacher per classroom in primary or YM/YW's but one teacher per classroom is fine for seminary. It doesn't seem logical. I would prefer they have a consistent policy across the board. I think being ministering companions and driving alone to appointments is more dangerous than having only one primary teacher in a room full of children. For me the exceptions are wrong. We either are all in on child safety policies or we are not. I agree. I really struggle with that. A lot.
Tacenda Posted March 5, 2020 Posted March 5, 2020 16 hours ago, bsjkki said: I found this in the Handbook for Seminary. I had to look because our classes do not have two deep teachers. We have multiple classes in the building. "To protect teachers and students, two adults should be present in the building or home where a seminary class is being taught. A team teacher may be called, or another responsible adult may be assigned to be present. The second adult could be the teacher’s spouse or the parent of a class member. He or she should be the same gender as the teacher, unless that person is an adult member of the teacher’s family. A teacher should never be alone in a classroom, building, or vehicle with a student unless the student is the teacher’s child." I think this gives them wiggle room to have one teacher if there are other adults in the building. My biggest issue with the two deep policy is it's 'exceptions.' You can't be one on one in a car unless your ministering companions. You can't have only one teacher per classroom in primary or YM/YW's but one teacher per classroom is fine for seminary. It doesn't seem logical. I would prefer they have a consistent policy across the board. I think being ministering companions and driving alone to appointments is more dangerous than having only one primary teacher in a room full of children. For me the exceptions are wrong. We either are all in on child safety policies or we are not. Consistency across the board?What about Bishops?
bsjkki Posted March 5, 2020 Posted March 5, 2020 1 hour ago, Tacenda said: Consistency across the board?What about Bishops? At least the child can request a second person and someone is right outside the door. I would hate to have it be impossible for a youth to meet alone with their Bishop ever. 3
MustardSeed Posted March 10, 2020 Author Posted March 10, 2020 Our ward was recently assigned ministering companionships with youth- I’m assigned to a mildly autistic 15 year old. I guess abuse doesn’t happen in ministering situations.
bsjkki Posted March 10, 2020 Posted March 10, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, MustardSeed said: Our ward was recently assigned ministering companionships with youth- I’m assigned to a mildly autistic 15 year old. I guess abuse doesn’t happen in ministering situations. I really don't understand this exception. I just say 'no' for my kids. Are you sure you want to be in this situation? I'm not sure I would do it. Edited March 10, 2020 by bsjkki
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