This organisation is
committed to providing a safe place for children.
All children have the right
to protection from abuse.
All suspicions and allegations
of inappropriate behaviour will be dealt with.
2. Dance Teachers On-Line’s Policy towards children
Sexually explicit or
implicit language will not be allowed on the DTOL web site
DTOL will not knowingly
publish the surname, age, telephone number or address of children under
the age of 16
DTOL will make every effort
to establish whether a correspondent is under the age of 16 and, if so, to
obtain their agreement to publish their email address, if requested
DTOL will not publish
listings on-line or in newsletters which appear to encourage children
under the age of 16 to respond
DTOL will not knowingly
publish the ages of children aged 16 or 17 and will seek to protect such
correspondents from abuse
3. Scrutiny of members
DTOL is not formally a membership organisation. Nevertheless, dance teachers
and others who are or have been listed on the web site are considered ‘members’
and, as such, will be subject to the following constraints:
3.1 Having a conviction for criminal offences against children will result
in the ‘member’ being banned from all aspects of the web site
3.2 Engaging in contact with children under the age of 16, as a result of
encountering their information in an email newsletter or otherwise through
DTOL, will be permitted by email only provided such contact does not include:
Using inappropriate
language or allowing the child to do so
Make suggestive comments to
a child
Making arrangements to meet
or speak to the child
4. What DTOL will do if there are allegations of abuse
Where there is an allegation of abuse from a child against a member or a
site visitor, DTOL may forward the details to the appropriate authority in the
country concerned, after taking the following actions:
Telling the child we are
taking the complaint seriously
Being honest; explaining we
will have to tell somebody else, emphasising
that this will be on a need to know basis
Document all the
allegations and ensure that at least one other adult is copied in to every
item of correspondence