Child Safety
- Appearance and Conduct
- Protection of Children
- Intolerance of any Abuse
- Non-Discrimination
- Transportation
- Technology and Internet
- All potential staff must agree to a criminal background check before employment at MLTL.
- Appearance: School Personnel when on school grounds and duties must appear clean, neat, and appropriately attired.
- Alcohol and Tobacco: use of tobacco and/or alcohol in the presence of children or parents, or at any time during working hours is prohibited.
- Profanity: inappropriate jokes, sharing intimate details of one’s personal life, and any kind of harassment, in the presence of children or parents, are prohibited.
- School Personnel will refrain from intimate displays of affections toward others in the presence of children and parents.
- School Personnel must be free of physical and physiological conditions that might adversely affect children’s physical or mental health. If any doubt, an expert should be consulted.
- School Personnel will be positive role models for youth by maintaining an attitude of respect, loyalty, patience, courtesy, tact and maturity.
- In order to protect the school staff, volunteers and program participants, at no time during a school program may a school employee or volunteer be alone with a single child where he cannot be observed by others.
- When School Personnel supervise children, they should position themselves in a way that other staff can see them.
- Children shall never be left unsupervised.
- All rooms and offices in which staff interact with children shall have windows and/or cameras when applicable.
- At no time shall any staff member be in a locked room with a child.
- Dorm rooms shall not have locks
- Physical abuse- strike, spank, slap, kick, punch or otherwise causing trauma to a child
- Verbal abuse- to humiliate, to degrade, or to threaten
- Sexual abuse- inappropriate touching, fondling, exposure, display of pornography
- Mental abuse- shaming, withholding care, showing cruelty
- Neglect- withholding food, water, basic care, etc.
- Inappropriate touching: School Personnel will respect children’s rights not to be touched in ways that make them feel uncomfortable, and respect their right to say no at any time.
- Inappropriate touching will not be tolerated and may be the cause for immediate dismissal.
- All children are equal. School Personnel will respond to children with respect and consideration and treat all children equally, without regard for sex, race, religion, disability or culture.
- School Staff and/or Volunteers are not to transport school children alone in private vehicles, unless they have explicit permission from the school principal or Executive Director.
- Children will be instructed to use seat belts where available.
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