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being suspended for more than two weeks must have prior approval of the Chief Operating Officer (COO).
2. Zero Tolerance For the safety of your child(ren), our staff and volunteers, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale has a Zero Tolerance Policy for the following offenses:
• Bringing a weapon to the Club
• Appearing impaired or under the influence of a substance
• Bringing drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, or paraphernalia products to the Club
• Excessive Harassment/Bullying of other members, staff, or volunteers
• Inappropriate touching of any kind
• Any pending legal charges based on any of the behaviors/offenses listed above will result in zero
tolerance until the legal matter has been discharged
• Discriminatory behavior such as derogatory comments, actions, or threats towards a specific
person or specific
3. Zero Tolerance Disciplinary Action
• Depending on the infraction, disciplinary action will take the form of immediate suspension of 3 days minimum up to and including expulsion from all Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Scottsdale branch locations.
• A meeting with member and branch staff must occur before member returns to the Club.
• Incident will be documented in member’s file.
4. Parent/Guardian Notification
• Parent/Guardian will be notified of continuous patterns of behavior problems to support behavior modification.
• Parent/Guardian will be informed at time of pick-up of any disciplinary actions taken including approved date of return.
• Depending on severity of incident, parent/guardian meeting may be required prior to youth being allowed to return to regular Club attendance and a behavioral contract may be required for that member to return.
Any disciplinary action that would result in a member being suspended for more than one week must have prior approval of the Branch Director. Any disciplinary action that would result in a member being suspended for more than two weeks must have prior approval of the Chief Operating Officer (COO).
Policy No. 118 – Member Incident Documentation
Incidents include behaviors that have caused or have the potential to cause injury to self, other youth, or staff; disruption to programming or events; and/or damage to property (Club, Member, Staff, or Other). All incidents must be documented, to provide record of occurrence, witness/participant testimony, consequences, and follow up (if needed). All Incident Report Forms need to be filed immediately following the incident.
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