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Nancy Tehan posted a new Topic
Thursday, Aug 25, 2022 at 11:11 AM
managing visitors who are identified on a sex offender registry
Hi all,
Looking for some advice on how other organizations handle this very difficult situation. We do have board members in law enforcement and lawyers but would also appreciate some member advice.
It was recently brought to our attention that a father visiting with his wife and child is on the sex offender registry list. A team member who recognized him from a nearby community recalled the incident from 2014. We verified the information on the state registry. I ...
Looking for some advice on how other organizations handle this very difficult situation. We do have board members in law enforcement and lawyers but would also appreciate some member advice.
It was recently brought to our attention that a father visiting with his wife and child is on the sex offender registry list. A team member who recognized him from a nearby community recalled the incident from 2014. We verified the information on the state registry. I ...
Zoe Sneed posted a reply on Re: Climber Sock Requirement
Thursday, Aug 25, 2022 at 9:24 AM
Said: Hi there Langley - On our climber we require guests to remove their shoes but allow them the choice of wearing socks or not. We have found that this rule keeps our climber from acquiring excess dirt from the bottom of shoes, as...
Maria Obiols posted a reply on Re: Climber Sock Requirement
Thursday, Aug 25, 2022 at 8:57 AM
Said: I have no experience to share, but have you considered a deposit? Enough to cover the cost if they lose them/take them home but still give them the chance to return them?
Langley Lease posted a new Topic
Wednesday, Aug 24, 2022 at 5:05 PM
Climber Sock Requirement
Hi All -
We are currently reevaluating our sock requirement on our climber. At the moment we require shoes to be removed and socks to be worn. We are also giving, any visitor that requests them, socks for free but request that they put them in a bin to be washed when they are done climbing. As I'm sure some of you have experienced, we are losing socks and having to replace them frequently. My two questions are below:
1. Do any of you that have climbers not require s...
We are currently reevaluating our sock requirement on our climber. At the moment we require shoes to be removed and socks to be worn. We are also giving, any visitor that requests them, socks for free but request that they put them in a bin to be washed when they are done climbing. As I'm sure some of you have experienced, we are losing socks and having to replace them frequently. My two questions are below:
1. Do any of you that have climbers not require s...
Anita Engles posted a reply on Re: Looking for Exhibit Archive/Management Soft...
Wednesday, Aug 24, 2022 at 1:19 PM
Said: We use CatalogIt to track our collection, loans and exhibits. Happy to show you what we have. Best,
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