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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I understand the need for volunteers and having volunteer requirements, etc, but I really struggle with telling a family/child that they can’t swim. I don’t think a child should be punished for something a parent did or didn’t do. [b]Who knows what the child’s or families circumstances are? Maybe a parent has a medical condition? [/b][/quote]

This is very different from the families who show up and refuse to do anything which is what this post is focused on.  At our pool of course there is understanding and allowances for families with unique circumstances.

We have one family where one parent is a first responder and they have small children.  For obvious reasons, at meets where only one parent is there they don't volunteer because the onsite parent is watching their 2yr old.  They do plenty behind the scenes.  We had a family a number of years back where a parent was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer.  Happily the parent is a survivor but for a season or two they did almost nothing, and of course no one minded.  [/quote]

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