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Pre-Collegiate Programs Office

Policy and Reporting

Youth Programs Policy

In short, the policy requires:

  • The program/activity to register with the Pre-collegiate Programs Office in the Youth Safety Portal (YSP)
  • All program/activity staff or volunteers to have a current Background Check on file with CUHR. The program or activity bears the cost of conducting background checks ($50-$150 per background check)
  • To sign the Standards of Behavior agreement in the YSP
  • To take the Detection, Prevention and Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect Training in the YSP
  • To have at least two screened and training staff supervising the youth participants
  • The participants parent/guardian must complete a program/activity participant registration in STRIPES
  • Payment of the Support Service Fee
  • Purchase of accident and illness insurance for each participant from the Office of Risk and Insurance
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Common Misconceptions

  • If the youth program is not a “camp,” the Policy does not apply. That may be incorrect. Any Clemson-affiliated youth program or activity may fall within the scope of the Policy and operating standards and must register.
  • If the youth program takes place “off campus,” then the Policy does not apply, but that may be incorrect. Any Clemson-affiliated youth program or activity, regardless of the location, may fall within the scope of the Policy and operating standards and must register.

Standards of Operation

The Youth Programs Manual and Policy provide university-wide standards for the operation of Youth Programs. The Youth Program Manual also provides guidelines for Youth Programs to use in developing additional policies, procedures, and practices tailored to their unique circumstances.

Reporting Child Abuse or Neglect

The institution’s policy regarding Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect can be found here (PDF). If you receive information or observe conduct that gives you a reason to believe that a child has been or may be abused or neglected, please take the following steps immediately:

  • First, call the Police.
  • If the child is in imminent danger, call 911.
  • Contact your local law enforcement agency if the child is not in imminent danger. If you are on the Clemson University campus, contact CUPD at 864-656-2222. Otherwise, contact the local law enforcement agency for the city or county in which you or the child is.
  • Then, notify anyone else that needs to know within the University. For example, if the child is visiting Clemson as part of a Youth Program, inform the program director or the program director’s supervisor.
  • You may also notify one of the following offices for further support:
    • Clemson’s Pre-Collegiate Programs Office: 864-656-5716
    • Office of University Compliance and Ethics: 864-656-8932
    • Office of General Counsel: 864-656-3414

South Carolina law allows the identity of any person who reports abuse or neglect to be kept confidential. In addition, persons who make reports in good faith are immune from civil and criminal liability.

South Carolina law also protects persons who make good faith reports from adverse employment action.

Reporting is always the right thing to do when you have reason to believe that a child is the victim of abuse or neglect.

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