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BEHAVIOR

While on an �������� project, all Participants are required to adhere to the following actions and activities to establish a collaborative and inclusive group dynamic:

• Abide by all program rules, �������� policies, Team Leader instructions, and all applicable laws.
• Participate positively in all research activities, data collection, educational events, and recreational activities unless directly excused by the Teen team Facilitator(s) and field staff.
• Offer a respectful attitude towards all people, including fellow participants, staff, and Teen Team Facilitator(s), including appropriate language and body language. Participants must refrain from verbal, physical, or visual behavior, which may include profane, offensive, discourteous, inappropriate, or disrespectful words, gestures, jokes, images, texts, or statements.
• Conduct oneself in a way that maintains the safety, health, and well-being of others, for instance, by not making choices that endanger oneself or others.
• Foster inclusive relationships that celebrate the varied perspectives of others regardless of gender, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, race, or ability.
• Respect other team members’ private space by not entering another participant’s room without the consent of the other participant and the Teen team Facilitator(s).
• Follow all site policies and group agreements established regarding the use of personal electronic devices, including headphones/earbuds, cell phones, tablets, internet, handheld videogames, and/or MP3 devices.
• Respect site policies and group agreements established at the beginning of the project, such as “lights out” time, “out of bounds” or “off limits” locations.
• Always offer a respectful attitude towards the local culture and adhere to instructions from field staff regarding behavior, dress, attitude, language, and public and personal property.

IN THE EVENT OF A POLICY VIOLATION

DISCIPLINARY CONSEQUENCES

Disciplinary actions including, but not limited to, the following or a combination thereof, may be taken for participants who violate this Agreement:

• Meeting with Team Leaders on how to improve behavior;
• Confiscation of personal item(s) until the end of the team;
• Notification of the participant’s parent(s)/guardian(s);
• Increased supervision while onsite and in the field;
• Restrictions on or exclusion from the program or recreational activities;
• Personal responsibility for the cost of repairs of any damaged equipment or property as well as any other possible fees and/or fines and/or
• Dismissal from the project.

DISMISSAL FROM THE PROGRAM

The following actions and activities are strictly prohibited and cause for immediate dismissal from an �������� program:

• Possession, use, and/or consumption of alcoholic beverages, tobacco products and/or illegal drugs, which includes the use and/or sharing of prescription medications.
• Possession and/or use of weapons of any kind.
• Driving at any time, including any and all vehicles such as mopeds, motorcycles, cars, and trucks.
• Intimate, exclusive, and/or sexual relationships.

Please note: If a participant is dismissed from the project for disciplinary reasons, all additional expenses incurred, including expenses due to changes in travel plans, are the participant’s responsibility. No refunds for the project will be offered. While project and �������� staff will attempt to provide supervision to a dismissed participant, the staff’s ability to do so may be limited, and the dismissed participant may be un-chaperoned for part or all of his/her homeward journey.

Dismissal from a project will jeopardize the participant’s joining future �������� projects.