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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Parents are not going to be allowed to sleep in the tent. Can you imagine the liability of 1 adult with 4 unrelated kids? Not happening. More than likely the overnights are over.[/quote]

Do you even have kids, or kids in school?
All parent volunteers (aka chaperones, classroom assistance, whatever) have to fill out volunteer forms, watch a "training" video, and have a background check.
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And that would make you feel safe? Having a random parent sleep in the tent with your kid? Yes, I’m a parent and that’s why it disturbs me. I also volunteer regularly in the schools and I’ve taken the training, its a check the box video that’s not going to prevent any abusive behavior.[/quote]

So don't let your kid go on the trip.[/quote]

Random parents do not and will not sleep in the same tents as random kids. This goes against every sexual abuse prevention guideline on the planet. 
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I agree it's a bad idea but yes, random parent chaperones DO sleep in tents with kids not their own. This is how it worked for my kids' outdoor lab field trip. A parent was in every tent with kids not their own.

Do you think they have separate tents for each parent and their own kid? lol[/quote]

Yes that is exactly what I think. My kid and husband went last month. The paperwork said my husband was ONLY allowed to sleep in a tent with his kid or another adult. If he wished to sleep alone, he had to bring his tent from home (which is what he did since my kid wanted to share a tent with his friends).

There aren't even enough parents who chose to chaperone to split kids into a tent. Only 3 kids can fit into a tent. With an adult it is one adult and one kid. There are not 20 plus adults chaperoning each class.

Do folks here never send their kids to sleep away camp or scouts? All of these facilities have similar rules.

There is nothing inherently dangerous with kids sleeping in tents together without an adult. [/quote]

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