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• Employees and volunteers should conduct one-to-one meetings with an individual child only at a time when others are present and where interactions can be easily observed.
• In the rare occasion that a closed-door meeting must occur, the employee or volunteer must inform a supervising pastor or another minister BEFORE the meeting occurs, and the closed door must remain unlocked.
• No communication between a child and a RELIANT employee is considered privileged.

Transportation

Employees and volunteers may from time to time be in a position to provide transportation for children. The following guidelines should be strictly observed when workers are involved in the transportation of children:

• Children should be transported directly to their destination. Unauthorized stops to a non-public place are to be avoided. Employees and volunteers are to avoid transportation circumstances that involve only one child in transport.
• No employee should be alone with a single child. Two adults should be in the vehicle if only one child will be in the vehicle at some point during transportation (e.g. the last child dropped off).
• Employees and volunteers are to avoid physical contact with children while in vehicles.
• No cell phones may be utilized by the driver while driving, unless in an emergency.
• No drivers under the age of 25 may drive any RELIANT-owned or rented vehicles.
• RELIANT employees must follow the local ministry’s insurance policies regarding age restrictions for drivers of ministry-owned or rented vehicles.

Parental Contact

Parents whose child is participating in Children’s or Student Ministry activities and programs will be contacted if their child becomes severely ill, injured, or has a severe disciplinary problem while participating in Children’s or Student Ministry programs.

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RELIANT requires staff members and volunteers to abstain from the use or possession of tobacco products in church or ministry facilities, while in the presence of children or their parents (or guardians), and during church or ministry activities or programs.

Transportation

Employees and volunteers may from time to time be in a position to provide transportation for children. The following guidelines should be strictly observed when workers are involved in the transportation of children:

• Children should be transported directly to their destination. Unauthorized stops to a non-public place are to be avoided. Employees and volunteers are to avoid transportation circumstances that involve only one child in transport.
• No employee should be alone with a single child. Two adults should be in the vehicle if only one child will be in the vehicle at some point during transportation (e.g. the last child dropped off).
• Employees and volunteers are to avoid physical contact with children while in vehicles.
• No cell phones may be utilized by the driver while driving, unless in an emergency.
• No drivers under the age of 25 may drive any RELIANT-owned or rented vehicles.
• RELIANT employees must follow the local ministry’s insurance policies regarding age restrictions for drivers of ministry-owned or rented vehicles.

Verbal Interactions

Verbal interactions between employees or volunteers and children should be positive and uplifting. RELIANT employees and volunteers should strive to keep verbal interactions encouraging, constructive, and mindful of their mission of aiding parents in the spiritual growth and development of children.

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