VENUES & POLICIES

West Chester University (WCU) - Wells School of Music

(An "All Steinway" University)

817 South High Street, West Chester, PA  19383

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POLICY REGARDING SEXUAL MISCONDUCT

• West Chester University requires all adult attendees, volunteers, and exhibitors of our flute fair to sign a pledge regarding sexual misconduct towards minors. Upon arrival, adults 18+ will be asked to sign the pledge as shown below before you are admitted to our flute fair. Please carefully read the pledge below.
  
• Authorized adults (including adult attendees) or program staff should be positive role models for minors and act in a responsible manner that is consistent with the mission of the PASSHE entity.
  
• Authorized adults (including adult attendees) or program staff are required to comply with all applicable laws and PASSHE Board of Governors’ and university policies.
  
• Authorized adults (including adult attendees) or program staff working in programs covered by this policy must follow these expectations.
  
• Do not engage in any sexual activity, make sexual comments, tell sexual jokes, or share sexually explicit material with minors or assist in any way to provide access to such material to minors.
  
• Do not engage or allow minors to engage you in romantic or sexual conversations or related matters. Similarly, do not treat minors as confidantes; refrain from sharing sensitive personal information about yourself. Examples of sensitive personal information that should not be shared with minors are information about financial challenges, workplace challenges, drug or alcohol use, and romantic relationships.
  
• Do not touch minors in a manner that a reasonable person could interpret as inappropriate. All personal contact should generally only be in the open, and in response to the minor’s needs, for a purpose that is consistent with the program’s mission and culture, or for a clear educational, developmental, or health-related purpose (e.g., treatment of an injury). Any refusal or resistance from the minor should be respected.
  
• Do not use harassing language that would violate Board of Governors’ Policy 2009-03: Social Equity, or university harassment policies.
  
• Do not be alone with a minor. If one-on-one contact is required, meet in open, well-illuminated spaces or rooms with windows observable by other authorized adults or program staff, unless the one-on-one contact is expressly authorized by the program administrator or is being undertaken for medical care.
  
• Do not meet with minors outside of established times for program activities. Any exceptions require written parental authorization and must include more than one authorized adult or program staff.
  
• Do not invite individual minors to your home or other private locations. Any exceptions require authorization by the program administrator AND written authorization by a parent/guardian.
  
• Do not provide gifts to minors or their families independent of items provided by the program.
  
• Do not engage or communicate with minors except for an educational or programmatic purpose; the content of the communication must be consistent with the mission of the program and the university.