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I pulled no punches on this one. I told my kids before heading off to camp that if anyone touched them in a place that’s normally kept coveredm they were to call me ASAP, even if its shabbos, and I’d be there in under 3 hours.
No second chances, no tell the head counslor. Call me or call 911, if you can’t locate your calling card. And if the person tells you, “if you tell your parents, I’ll kill them and you” keep in mind, this is the standard bluff. Scream for help, and call me next.
Needless to say, it never came to pass, but I think a huge help if the fact that they were preped. My hunch is, molesters scope out kids who have not been preped by thier parents, and zero in on the loose ends.
Like most things, forwarned is forearmed.
And for the record, when they went off as older kids and staff, they were told what precautions to take to be sure they are not in a position to be framed. The camp read them the riot act as well, but they heard it from me too.