Suggested Guidelines for Church Activities

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CHILDREN'S CHOIR ACTIVITIES
1. Please walk your children to and pick up your children from their designated room for choir or activity.
2. Parents should use the door closest to the activity for entry and exit unless otherwise notified.
3. Please respect volunteer leader's time and pick up child on time.
4. Please be respectful while in hallways and areas of the church where meetings and other groups are taking place.
5. Parents must complete a registration form to be kept on file by the activities coordinator.
 
SAFE SANCTUARY GUIDELINES FOR YOUTH MINISTRY
1. A sufficient number of chaperones are needed for trips taken with the youth. A five youth to one adult ratio is recommended when traveling away from the church. In the event there are five youths or less, two adults will be required to attend.
2. No youths are to be left at the church alone after any youth event. Two adult advisors or parents will need to stay with the youth until their ride arrives.
3. While on trips with the youth, no adult will be required or allowed to sleep with a youth in the same bed (exception being the youth is their child).
4. When away from the church on trips, "Buddy System" is required when going to the bathroom, etc.
5. Updated medical and permission forms are required before a youth is allowed to leave church on a trip
6. In the event there is a behavior problem, the parents will be called to come get their child and take them home at their own expense. Behavior problems may result in an unsafe environment for all youth and will result in offender's forfeiting the right to travel with the youth program again.
 
SAFE SANCTUARY GUIDELINES FOR SUNDAY SCHOOL
1. Teachers are asked to be in their classroom at 9:40 AM to greet the children. Sunday School begins at 9:45 AM.
2. Parents are asked to walk their children to their classrooms. If a teacher is not present when the parent arrives with the child, parents are asked to stay with their child in the classroom until the teacher arrives.
3. We ask teachers to post their teaching schedules outside the classroom door for at least 2 months. This way the parents will know who is teaching their child each Sunday.
4. We are suggesting the implementation of a Floater System with an adult available to the teachers who will take children to the bathroom, get supplies, and generally monitor the hallways. These people are encouraged to assist the classes with only one adult teacher present.
5. Parents are asked to fill out an Information/Registration Card advising teachers where they will be during Sunday School and who may pick up their child from Sunday School.
6. Children should be accompanied outside the classroom during the Sunday School Hour by the Floater or one of the teachers to the bathroom, supply room, or other destination. Older children (Grade 1 and up) may be accompanied by a buddy. Please don't let children go alone. Floaters will monitor the halls.
 
SAFE SANCTUARY NURSERY PROCEDURES
1. Label all items belonging to your child with first and last name.
2. Parents should sign their children in on the clipboard. Please indicate where you will be and who will pick up your children. Also pick up an identification card number.
3. Pick up a number card for Ages 1-3 for infants. The children will be released only to the parent with the number card.
4. When picking up their children, parents should return their number card and sign their name off the list.
5. Please pick up your child immediately after worship.
6. We are asking all Nursery Volunteers to be in their classrooms at least 10 minutes prior to the start of the assigned activities.