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https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/important-information-regarding-revisions-aca-standards
Important Information Regarding Revisions to the ACA StandardsA key role of the American Camp Association's National Standards Commission (NSC) is to regularly review and update (as needed) the ACA standards. Standards Revisions After an 18-month process...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/understanding-camps-right-search
Understanding a Camp’s Right to SearchOur topic is the search of a camper's or camp employee's belongings. This is not a U.S. Constitution, Fourth Amendment search and seizure issue, or a 14th Amendment right to privacy issue...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/utilizing-civil-rights-law-better-include-participants-disabilities
Utilizing the Civil Rights Law to Better Include Participants with DisabilitiesAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are 2.8 million school-aged children with disabilities in the United States. Their functional limitations range from effected hearing and vision to...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/anatomy-lawsuit
Anatomy of a LawsuitIntroduction Running a quality operation is the best way to reduce the risk of injury or other loss that may lead to camper families or others taking legal action against a camp. And camps, as an...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/debriefing-after-critical-incidents-camp
Debriefing after Critical Incidents at CampCamp is often associated with fun, friends, and nature. However, there are times at camp when very serious events occur that may take away from the fun campers and staff experience. Sometimes those...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/food-allergy-resources
Food Allergy ResourcesAccording to Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE), up to 15 million people in the United States are affected by food allergies, including one in thirteen children. Reactions to food allergies...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/camp-employment-taxation-2012
Camp Employment Taxation - 2012Employers in the United States, including camps, are required to pay Social Security, Medicare, and state and federal unemployment and income taxes on most employees. How these taxes are calculated...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/dangerous-games-every-camp-must-know-about
Dangerous “Games” Every Camp Must Know AboutSocial media cited as one of the main reasons why these dangerous games are becoming more prevalent Recent media stories have shed a renewed spotlight on the types of dangerous games kids play...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/youth-objects-or-partners-advancing-opportunities-camper-leadership-decision-making
Youth as Objects or Partners? Advancing Opportunities for Camper Leadership and Decision MakingDisenfranchised by Design? Nearly 40 percent of ten- to eighteen-year-olds report insufficient levels of involvement in camp (ACA 2006). That statistic surprised most camp...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/aca-camp-crisis-hotline-annual-review-2016
ACA Camp Crisis Hotline Annual Review 2016Since 1985, the American Camp Association® (ACA) has provided crisis support to camps through the confidential ACA Camp Crisis Hotline. This service is available 24 hours-a-day, every day of the year...