What is the camp’s policy on camper discipline?
Obviously, this is a concern of both you and St. Vincent de Paul personnel. Our staff members are strictly forbidden to: • Use physical force for any reason. • Restrain or physically control your child for any reason other than one that poses danger to the camper or someone else. • Verbally or psychologically abuse your child. • Punish your child That being the case, one might ask what we do when a camper demonstrates behavior that is harmful, wrong, out of line, against expressed rules of camp, anti-social, abusive to others, or , in general, bringing negative attention to themselves. While we will not punish your child, there are consequences for their actions. Generally, we have a “three check” policy. The first violation will result in speaking with the leadership of the session. Should the behavior continue or develop a pattern that the staff find disruptive to the quality of the camping experience for others, we will call YOU, the parent, and inform you of the difficulty we are h
