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The Pensacola MESS Hall is a new museum, and we are slowly working on
dealing with issues that many of you have probably confronted in the past,
so I hope you can help. We work to bill ourselves as a "family learning"
experience, encouraging parents and kids to work together. However, we are
starting to have parents try to drop their older kids off. While I really
want my own kids to have freedom to go to things in our town without me as
they get older, I also am very anxious because of all of the potential
unknowns that could happen, particularly with kids. (I know from
experience, for instance, that any kid could suddenly start having seizures
without anyone having any prior knowledge.)

I was wondering if any of you would be willing to share either you public
unaccompanied minors policy or your internal procedures for dealing with
unaccompanied minors, particularly in terms of potential emergencies or if
the parent doesn't pick up by closing, etc.

Thanks for your help.

Megan
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Megan Pratt, Ph.D.
Founder and Executive Director
Pensacola MESS Hall
www.pensacolamesshall.org

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