Does Al-Anon Provide Adult Supervision in an Alateen Meeting?
Yes, Alateen is a part of Al-Anon. Al-Anon members sponsor Alateen groups sharing their experience, strength, and hope of having been affected by someone’s drinking and their recovery in Al-Anon. In order to be registered as an Alateen group, there must be at least one Alateen Group Sponsor at each meeting (some areas recommend two Sponsors) who meets their area’s Alateen requirements and is currently certified to be of service to Alateen through their area Alateen process. School personnel who are also Al-Anon members may serve as sponsors. Experience has shown that Alateen members in meetings sponsored by school staff experience more difficulty in establishing the trust necessary between member and sponsor. What If Staff Members are Required to be Present? If a staff member must be in attendance because of school policy, the Alateen members are told that staff members are required by law to report certain types of information to the appropriate authority. In keeping with Alateen mutu
