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https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/utilizing-civil-rights-law-better-include-participants-disabilities
Utilizing the Civil Rights Law to Better Include Participants with DisabilitiesAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are 2.8 million school-aged children with disabilities in the United States. Their functional limitations range from effected hearing and vision to...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/anatomy-lawsuit
Anatomy of a LawsuitIntroduction Running a quality operation is the best way to reduce the risk of injury or other loss that may lead to camper families or others taking legal action against a camp. And camps, as an...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/debriefing-after-critical-incidents-camp
Debriefing after Critical Incidents at CampCamp is often associated with fun, friends, and nature. However, there are times at camp when very serious events occur that may take away from the fun campers and staff experience. Sometimes those...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/child-sexual-abuse-liability-issues-revisited
Child Sexual Abuse: Liability Issues RevisitedIntroduction We and others have written previously for the American Camp Association (ACA) on matters pertaining to child sexual abuse and neglect. As long as even one child is the victim of abuse...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/are-you-ready-severe-weather
Are You Ready? Severe WeatherAccess all of ACA's updated severe weather resources on the Severe Weather Resources page. This summer brought forest fires, extreme heat, storms resulting...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/aca-camp-crisis-hotline-annual-review-2012
ACA Camp Crisis Hotline - Annual Review 2012Case Studies and Lessons Learned from Another Busy Year with the Hotline What would you do if . . . Your disgruntled nurse leaves camp with all of the campers’ medications — and she is...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/after-camp-contacts-between-campers-staff-problem-whose
After-Camp Contacts between Campers and Staff: A Problem? Whose?This article is being reviewed
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/important-bullying-resources
Important Bullying ResourcesFor over a decade, the American Camp Association has provided camps with a variety of resources regarding bullying. The 2012 edition of the ACA standards include a standard requiring that training be...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/camp-employment-taxation-2012
Camp Employment Taxation - 2012Employers in the United States, including camps, are required to pay Social Security, Medicare, and state and federal unemployment and income taxes on most employees. How these taxes are calculated...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/campline/medical-marijuana-current-issues-camps
Medical Marijuana: Current Issues for CampsIntroduction A call recently came into the American Camp Association (ACA) Crisis Hotline from a member camp: Three adults attended a family camp and brought medical marijuana with them. Upon...