On Guard - ADL Security Report June 2006

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Summer Camp Safety School will soon be out of session, and many children will be attending summer camps. Security is vital for Jewish-sponsored camps. Parents, children and camp counselors need to learn precautionary steps to ensure a safe summer. Physical Security When the term “safety” is mentioned at summer camps, images of first aid kits and pool life guards often come to mind. If the camp is run by a Jewish organization, parents and counselors must be aware that Jewish children can be potential targets. Provisions must be made to guarantee their protection. Sleepaway Camps Sleepaway camps have all the challenges of day camps, multiplied by the fact that their responsibility extends 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and that they are often located in remote settings. Given the special nature of sleepaway camps, there are many security concerns to bear in mind. Information Protection Tips All data pertaining to campers, employees, their families and their summer schedules should be treated as very sensitive information and kept in a secure and locked location. If the camp uses the Web to communicate with parents, password protection should be employed. While it is understandable that camps wish to post as much information as possible on their Web sites, they should remember that once data is on the Website it is impossible ever to “erase” that information from the Internet. Day Camps Factors to Consider: Children are outside more often and for longer periods of time than usual More field trips may be planned at summer camps than at school Pickup and drop off times are likely to be crowded Other uses of the facility may be occurring simultaneously with camp Did You Know? The Union for Reform Judaism owns and operates 17 summer camps in the U.S. and Canada There are 130 non-profit Jewish overnight camps across North America An estimated 50,000 kids attend Jewish summer camps annually

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