PENNSYLVANIA LAW CHANGES New Requirements for Organizations Serving Children Gregory S. Love, Esq. Kimberlee D. Norris, Esq.  April 21, 2015 What are ‘clearances’? Who needs to get them, and how often? Who is a ‘mandatory reporter’ in Pennsylvania, and what does that mean? What is an ‘employment history review’ and what process is required [for…

In the last five years, several nationally reported sexual abuse allegations in camping context received significant press and attention. Concerned parents are asking camps: “What are you doing to protect MY child at THIS camp?” “What should camps be doing to address this risk?”   Why are children at risk at camp? Summer camp fills an important role in American culture, but…