How should we handle housing on overnight trips with multiple youth and adults (such as an out-of-state judging competition or an exchange trip)?
As the policy states, youth can be housed with unrelated adult chaperones aged 21 and over as long as the youth-adult ratio is at least two youth to one adult and the adults have been through the Michigan State University Extension Volunteer Selection Process (VSP). It is recommended that youth be housed with adults whenever possible and if this is not possible in a trip situation, adults must be housed with hearing distance – preferably in the room next door. See the question above for more information on checking with hotels ahead of time about their policies.
