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https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/alert-review-your-workplace-harassment-policies-now
Alert: Review Your Workplace Harassment Policies NOW!The Equal Opportunity Commission has recently published an Enforcement Guidance Memorandum on the subject of vicarious employer liability for unlawful harassment by supervisors (meaning, when is the...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/supreme-court-clarifies-liability-supervisory-sexual-harassment-policy-training-become-virtually
Supreme Court Clarifies Liability for Supervisory Sexual Harassment: Policy and Training Become Virtually MandatoryOn June 26, 1998, the United States Supreme Court issued two long-awaited decisions addressing the scope of employer liability for sexual harassment engaged in by supervisors. Both cases, Burlington...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/checking-criminal-histories
Checking Criminal HistoriesEvery nonprofit organization is responsible for taking reasonable measures to protect service recipients from harm. This responsibility extends to all facets of a camp's interactions with its...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/new-light-shed-normal-sex-behavior-child
New Light Shed on Normal Sex Behavior in a ChildWhen the third-grade teacher noticed a student habitually touching her genitals as she sat in class, she became concerned and did what Federal law requires of teachers: she told the school...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/thirty-feet-air
Thirty Feet in the Air"Amanda, I know you can do this." The counselor Ashley held out both hands to the girl in front of me on the ropes course, looking her directly in the eye. It was good that Ashley had so much faith...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/what-i-learned-woods
What I Learned in the WoodsI spent the las t four summers of my life hidden behind a mass of trees and rolling hills. Separated from civilization by mere miles, I entered a world that sent my imagination whirling and my sense...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/20-20-toolbox-campify-school
20/20 Toolbox: Campify SchoolThe time has come to get rid of the desks in neat rows, get creative, look outside the box, and bring the camp experience to the classroom. Kids need the chance to develop life skills, develop strong...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/we-want-be-green-were-mired-swamp
We Want to Be Green (. . . But We’re Mired in a Swamp!)What's stopping your camp from improving its existing programs or introducing new ones? At the same time, what's standing between your organization and "going green?" Each to its own extent, ...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/crime-prevention-risk-management
Crime Prevention and Risk ManagementNo Superheroes Need Apply Does criminal behavior increase during difficult economic times? Some superheroes might say yes and some experts and researchers would agree. What implications does this...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/i-believe
“I Believe”I believe that camp has the power to change lives. I believe in camp as a place where all people are welcomed as individuals and accepted for who they are. I believe in camp as a...