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Maggie
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Posted: June 23 2010 at 9:35pm | IP Logged Quote Maggie

Well...this has nothing to do with home schooling...but I am looking for advice...

I was teaching my children and my friend's children how to swim this week in our neighborhood pool, when the lady who runs the office asked me if I would teach for our little neighborhood community since their teacher left last summer.

Hmmm...

I would only be able to do about 2 hours in the morning for 2 weeks. Gentle...not too time consuming. And my kids can be there playing while I teach.

BUT...

I am concerned about the "legality" of teaching. And...concerned that these would be parents that I don't know and who don't know me...I would be working with their children in a pool, which often involves holding children in the water...for me, I am terrified of anyone ever misconstruing something...or whatever...you know what I am saying?

I just don't know what kind of culture we live in...and how some people are just provoked by the bad spirit...

Am I just really paranoid?

On the other hand, I know I am really gifted at teaching children how to swim. It's a love of mine...and I feel like I have great techniques...

Now, all parents would be allowed to be on the deck, etc...I would never not have parents there to supervise...but is that enough? Do I need to have forms to protect myself? Or am I making a mountain out of a mole hill?

I don't know...I am so protected in our little Catholic, home schooling bubble that I just don't know how people are in the "real world".

Any thoughts?

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Posted: June 23 2010 at 9:55pm | IP Logged Quote guitarnan
It sounds as though you need more information from the community pool folks before you can decide. Do they have liability insurance? Will they name you on the policy? Do they require you to be Red Cross certified? (This protects you and them.) Is there another certified lifeguard on duty?

My dd takes lessons at our community pool and all instructors are certified. We fill out forms (but the main hold-harmless form is the membership application, not the swim lesson form). Lifeguards are around but not "on duty" (in the chair). Parents all stay for lesson time.

Hope this helps...

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Posted: June 23 2010 at 10:32pm | IP Logged Quote JodieLyn
Yes, the liability and such would be in the pool agreement for using the pool at all. That's how it is here too.. we don't fill anything out really for the lessons.. agreement is by showing up and using the pool I think.

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