[hackerspaces] Members under 18

[Bob Bownes]

At the TVCoG, we require an adult be onsite to be responsible for anyone
under 18. The kid can be the member, or it can be a family membership, but
someone has to be responsible for them. It's really a matter of state law
and age of majority for us.



On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 7:26 PM, Alan Fay <emptyset at freesideatlanta.org>
wrote:

> Here's Freeside's age restrictions policy, for some ideas:
> https://wiki.freesideatlanta.org/fs/Policy_AgeRestrictions
>
> On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 7:19 PM, Pete Prodoehl <raster at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> Our space is currently in a discussion about allowing people under 18 (16
>> & 17 year olds) to become members.
>>
>> We've got some people who are against it because it would "ruin" their
>> favorite hangout space, or make them uncomfortable in some way.
>>
>> We've got some people who are convinced that the legal/insurance aspects
>> will cause us to lose our insurance policy and have to shut down.
>>
>> We have some that think that while we can trust an 18 year old, a 17 year
>> old is in no way to be trusted and will do completely stupid shit.
>>
>> We've even discussed specific rules for 16 & 17 year olds, which would be
>> much more limiting than members 18 or older. (They would need to have a
>> family member as a member, not be allowed in the space without the family
>> member that is a member, etc.)
>>
>> Anyway, I'm sure there are spaces that allow people under 18 to be
>> members, or guests that can use equipment, etc. and I'm looking for real
>> cases especially if you've got an insurance policy that addresses minors.
>>
>> thanks!
>>
>>
>> Pete
>>
>>
>>
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