GRIT is SAFE.
As you plan for your grit-building summer activities, ensure that you are following the SAFE model.
- Supervision – Youth are supervised by qualified and trustworthy adults who set the example for safety.
- Assessment – Activities are assessed for risks during the planning process.
- Fitness & Skill – Participants’ Annual Heath & Medical Records are reviewed, and leaders have confirmed that prerequisite fitness and skill levels exists for participants to take part in the activity safely.
- Equipment & Environment – Safe and appropriate equipment, courses, campsites, trails, or playing fields are used correctly.
WHAT TO DO WHEN AN INCIDENT HAPPENS WHILE BUILDING GRIT.
- Any incident regarding child abuse should first be reported to your state’s Child Protective Services and then reported to the Crater Lake Council.
- Any youth protection infraction, injury to Scouting participants that requires more than Scout rendered first-aid, membership infraction, or near miss must be reported to the Crater Lake Council.
To report an incident, you should contact our Scout Executive Jim Westfall at james.westfall@scouting.org or (262) 496-5046 via text or phone call.
More information on youth safety, including incident reporting measures, can be found on our Safe Scouting page on the Crater Lake Council website.