Policy
for the on-site manager to follow when
presented with concerns about a person wishing to attend Autreat
- The same
standards are to
be applied to all people, regardless of whether or not we know them.
- The presumption
is that a
person should be allowed to attend
Autreat. The burden of proof is placed on whoever is advocating that
the person
be barred from attending.
- Decisions are to
be made
based on things that can be documented with evidence, not on one
person's word
against another’s.
- Decisions are to
be based
primarily on things that have actually happened, and only with extreme
caution
(and preferably after consultation with relevant experts) based on
speculation
about whether other, more serious things might
happen. In a
situation
where there
is documented proof that behavior has occurred outside of Autreat,
which would
not be tolerated at Autreat, the on-site manager is to respond
according to the
policy as if the documented activity had occurred at Autreat. If the
person is
allowed to attend Autreat, a "first offense" and warning will be
considered to have already occurred, so that any occurrence of the same
behavior during Autreat will be treated as a "repeat offense."