Parent Involvement

[Dustoff17]

I'm seeking guidance about parental involvement. Is there ANY Reg, Pam, LOI about what a parent is allowed to do or limited from doing?

Background: A parent in our Squadron became an Adult Sponsor and quickly determined that she "..had more freedom as a parent!"  So she let her membership expire and now she is our Sqd private Facebook page administrator, runs events like Open House, etc.

Is there anything that prohibits this?

Thank you for your input......

[wacapgh]

In a quick search:

39-2, 3.5. Cadet Sponsor Members.  Cadet sponsor member (CSM) is a membership subcategory established to allow parents, grandparents and guardians of current CAP cadets to assist their unit's cadet program by providing supervision, transportation, overnight chaperons and any other CADET related tasks deemed necessary and proper by the unit commander.

If they are not a member, 60-2 says:

2.6.11. Guests & Visitors.  Guests and visitors may interact with cadets only in the presence of an adult leader who has completed CPP screening and training per chapter 3. Local leaders will ensure that guests and visitors conduct themselves in an appropriate manner.

The other reference to parents :
173-4, 15.a. Parents, community leaders and CAP members may create booster clubs to support local units.  Such booster clubs must exist as entities wholly separate and apart from any CAP control and bear sole responsibility for compliance with local, state and federal laws.

I remember seeing a statement that activities are generally open to parents observing with exceptions such actual ES Missions, etc. Don't remember exactly where it is though.

[Dustoff17]

Thank you for the response!

This parent was a Cadet Sponsor Member but quit because it has more (printed) restrictions than being an overly involved and controlling parent.

Based on this, no parents should join as a SM. As a parent, there are less restrictions on what you're allowed to do with Cadets! As long as there is ONE qualified, CPP-trained Senior Member, you could pretty much do what you want. And a squadron could run with only one, maybe two SMs!

This seems to be a huge, dangerous and gap in the Regs...

[NIN]

I remember seeing a statement that activities are generally open to parents observing with exceptions such actual ES Missions, etc. Don't remember exactly where it is though.

Greg, CAPR 60-2, para 2.6.3.

2.6.3.  Open Access. All CAP activities will be open to parental observation. Secret meetings are not permitted.  Commanders and project officers will make reasonable accommodations to allow parents open access during the duty day. However, some environments such as operational missions and flying cannot accommodate non-members. Some activities hosted on military installations and other third-party secure facilities offer only limited access to civilians. In such instances, parental access might be limited to certain speciallydesignated times.