Update September 11, 2024 - 8am:

Hi PTA Leaders-

Thank you again for your continued support. We have been working hard to ensure our programs are ready to go for the session and while we have no new news from FCPS, we have reiterated best practices for after school programs that we will share and monitor with our providers and our own staff during the fall session and beyond.  

  • Our OSC's

    • Will be identifiable by lanyard

    • Will continue to visit classes to support quality control, safety and enforcing bathroom break protocol

  • Providers/Instructors

    • Buddy system for bathroom breaks (a min of 2 children)

    • Reminder that Instructors must use adult bathrooms and should never enter the children’s bathrooms

    • Child Abuse & Neglect prevention training required for all Instructors

    • Instructors will be checking authorized pick-up persons ID's at pick up

      If you are interested in sending correspondence home to your families, we have attached a sample note that the Kent Gardens PTA created that would be a helpful outline for moving forward.  

Please reach out if you have any questions or concerns.

Thank you again for your partnership,

-Pete Baroody

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Update September 4, 2024 - 10:30am:

Dear Baroody Camps Families,

We were notified today that one of the companies we work with, Overtime Athletics, had one of its former staff members arrested today. Please see this link for their statement on this matter.  

We are deeply concerned by this event and are actively collaborating with Fairfax County Public Schools to assist in any way we can. Please know that the safety and well-being of your children are, and always will be, our top priority.

At Baroody Camps, we take every possible measure to ensure the safety of your children. All our staff members, as well as those employed by our partners, undergo multiple, rigorous background checks. Your trust is essential to us, and we are fully committed to maintaining the highest standards of safety and care in everything we do.

In light of this incident, we will be working with FCPS to evaluate current policies and procedures to ensure they remain as robust and effective as possible. Our goal is to continuously improve and provide a safe and secure environment for every child in our programs.

If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us. We are here to listen and to address any concerns you may have.

Thank you for your continued trust and support.

Sincerely,

-Pete Baroody

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Update Thursday September 5th - 3:36pm:

Hello Families,

I am writing with an update. As you know, we shared our communication with PTA leaders and will continue to distribute information to our communities. Please do not hesitate to share with your lists as you see fit.  In addition, we have received several questions regarding the incident with Overtime Athletics and wanted to follow up.  Below we are sharing our current policies for our agreements with providers as well as our own hiring requirements.  Please feel free to reach out with any questions.  We are adding another level of security as an additional background check going forward as well.  

Our employees go through (required by state):

- Criminal fingerprinting background check 

- Central Registry Check

- Sworn Statement

- Child Abuse & Neglect Training

All employees go through each county/school system requirements regardless of where they work.  Including Arlington, Fairfax, and Alexandria

Contractors, for example Overtime Athletics:

- Required to sign our contracts

- Have general liability insurance

- Sign our background check affidavit (attached for more details about requirements)

- Required to send us instructor information with FCPS badges no later than 1 week before programs begin

-Pete Baroody