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Nothing new. A professor I had 25 years ago would always keep the door open if he had a female student during office hours.
by madengr 8y ago
Nothing new. A professor I had 25 years ago would always keep the door open if he had a female student during office hours.
- cwmma 8y agoBoy scouts have been doing this for decades, the rule was you were never to be alone with an adult you weren't related to.
- craftyguy 8y agoWhich was also a form of risk management, given their history: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boy_Scouts_of_America_sex_abuse_cases https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boy_Scouts_of_America_sex_abus...
- neaden 8y agoEvery organization I've volunteered with that works with minors, including BSA, has that rule. It's sadly necessary.
- happytoexplain 8y agoIt's telling that I'm unsure if this line of comments is more concerned with the problem that people abuse other people, or the problem that people falsely accuse other people of abuse.
- neaden 8y agoSorry, from my perspective it's important to have that rule to prevent abuse. My understanding is that BSA implemented it after several instances of sexual abuse by volunteers, not due to fear of false accusations.
- stevenwoo 8y agoIt's both. It's in the guidelines for sporting groups I have worked with that there's an open door at all times with offices and that there is at least one supervising adult/parent of the juveniles present at all times. I assume this is due to insurance and legal liability - all organized sporting groups have liability insurance or it's going on your personal liability. This unfortunately did not cover pathological cases like the US Gymnastics scandal where the doctor apparently even abused his patients in the presence of their parents in the guise of an examination.
- ams6110 8y agoI think then it was out of courtesy or perhaps propriety. Now it's out of fear.
- madengr 8y agoNope, he told me it was to avert the risk of accusation.
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