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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This stuff seriously terrifies me.

My daughter is only in MS, but is a serious sports nut. I realize these scenarios can happen with teachers, but I feel like there are fewer/more easily crossed boundaries with coaching and other extracurricular activities.

(Also, how can any parent be unaware of grooming in this day and age? Blown away by PPs who seem surprised by this.)[/quote]

They groom the parents, too. They know who really wants to get their kid a scholarship, so they play up how talented the kid is, offer special help. They know who is overwhelmed with work or family responsibilities, and they offer rides to practice or tournaments/meets/games. They build up trust in small ways over a period of moths or years, and break down the usual parental radar a little at a time.

You’d never let your daughter ride with an adult male you’d just met, of course. But it’s different when you’ve known him for years, he’s been so helpful getting her into special programs and camps, you’ve never seen anything from him to cause concern, and anyway Larla from the team will be riding with him, too. It’s not until later you find out Larla mysteriously “cancelled.”

Predators play the long game. Manipulating people is part of the thrill for them. [/quote]

+1000 Predators groom parents. As parents of the Wootton football team discovered last year, a predator can also be of the same gender.

Parents need training to spot and report warning signs.  All criminal activities should be reported to the police first but warning signs of predatory behavior occur before the criminal offense. That’s the opportunity to step in and protect a child before he/she is sexually abused.

* private texting should be reported

* any offers of special gifts or favors should be reported

* parents should transport their kids, students drive, or a bus is used to transport athletes. Students should never be in the personal vehicle of a coach.

* report anything outside the employee code of conduct

Predators migrate to MCPS because they can survive for decades in the system before an arrest is made.  Many sketchy bad apples that MCPS knows about are still in the system.  They got caught with doing the things above. Instead of being fired, MCPS just told them to stop.[/quote]

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