The Sonoma Sea Dragons is committed to creating a healthy, safe, and fun environment for its swimmers. As a club we operate by the USA Swimming Safe Sport guidelines which are located below. All members of our team, coaches, and families should be familiar with the Safe Sport section of our website as well as our team policies and guidelines.
MAAPP Policy - Effective September 2, 2021
From the USA Swimming Safe Sport webpage:
MANDATORY REPORTING RULE
Pursuant to federal law, all adults authorized to interact with minor or amateur athletes who learn of facts that give reason to suspect that a child has suffered an incident of child abuse, including sexual abuse, must make a report of the suspected abuse to law enforcement and/or your state’s designated agency within 24 hours.
It is every USA Swimming members responsibilities to promptly report any incident regarding sexual misconduct by a member to USA Swimming. Reporting must occur when an individual has firsthand knowledge of misconduct or where specific and credible information has been received from a victim or knowledgeable third part. Various state laws may also require reporting to law enforcement or to a designated child protection agency.
No member shall retaliate against any individual who has made a good faith report. False reporting of sexual misconduct made in bad faith is prohibited, and neither civil nor criminal statutes of limitation apply to reports of cases of sexual abuse.
Reporting can be difficult, if you need any advice or help in making your report, please contact USA Swimming Safe Sport Staff.
To report a concern at the club level involving bullying, parent complaintsissues, or violations of team rules, codes of conduct, or policies including the Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policy, contact our Safe Sport Club Coordinator Rachal Cyphers (707) 338-8069.
To report a concern regarding criminal charges, physical or emotional misconduct, USA Swimming Code of Conduct Violations, or Violations of USA Swimming Safe Sport Policies including USA Swimming's Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policy call USA Swimming at (719) 866-4578 or use the online reporting form.
To report a conern regarding sexual misconduct, sexual harassment, sexually explicit/inappropriate communication through social media physical or emotional misconduct, or violation of the Minor Athlete Abuse Prevention Policy callU.S. Center for SafeSport at (833) 5US-SAFE (587-7233) or use the online reporting form.
You may find more information at http://www.uscenterforsafesport.org/
