Minister of Children

Barony of the South Downs MoC Policies

     Children under 5 may attend activities, however, they must be accompanied by a parent or guardian during the entire activity. Children's activities, and specifically, the Minister of Children and her staff, are not to be considered as "babysitters." Your child(ren) must be picked up promptly at the scheduled end of an activity. After a 15 minute grace period the child(ren) may be taken to the constable. There are no children's activities during lunch unless specifically posted in the event schedule-it is the responsibility of the parent or guardian to make sure the child(ren) is/are fed lunch.

 Request for Volunteers

     Facilitators/Instructors are always needed to help with children's activities. If you have a skill or topic you would like to share with the children of Meridies, please contact the MoC. When at an event, if you can spare some time, even just an hour, please let the MoC know.

Kingdom Law as it Pertains to Children

VII-107 Children
(a) Children under the age of legal consent must attend any official Society function in the company of a parent or legal guardian or have a letter of parental consent which designates the adult responsible for the child, and consent for the child to be treated in the case of a medical emergency, as well as a signed standard waiver.
(b) The adult in charge of the child is responsible for any and all acts of the child.
(c) The child must be in the company of the adult specified by the letter of parental consent to attend any official S.C.A. function if the parent or legal guardian is not present at the event.
(d) The adult, not the child, is responsible for the keeping of the consent form.
(e) Such a letter must be presented to the autocrat and those at the registration area in charge of waivers and attendance records for their perusal before the child will be admitted to the site. The waiver must be retained by whoever is collecting such for that event.
(f) Children should not be left unattended at events. Children under the age of 12 must be within the sight or voice range of a designated responsible adult or teenager at all times. Failure to do so may result in sanctions ranging from expulsion from site to notification of mundane authorities depending on the circumstances.