Circle City Curling Club - Code of Conduct
Circle City Curling Club is committed to providing a safe and welcoming environment for all. All members are required to sign a code of conduct on an annual basis. Please click here to read the Circle City Curling Club Code of Conduct Policy.
Click here to read the Circle City Curling Club Minor Abuse Prevention Policy.
Members Only (Adult): Click here to submit your Membership Application, Code of Conduct Agreement, and Partipant Release
Members Only (Minor): Click here to submit a Membership Application and Participant Release on behalf of your minor child
Code of Conduct Committee
The Code of Conduct Committee deals with violations of the Circle City Curling Club Code of Conduct.
Committee Members - Effective August 2024:
- Chair: Katie Schoenberg (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.)
- Committee Member: TBD
- Committee Member: TBD
Frequently Asked Questions
This FAQ attempts to address common questions and concerns around the Circle City Curling Club Code of Conduct. If you still have questions after reading it, please feel free to contact us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .
Why have you adopted a Code of Conduct?
We think our curling community is awesome. We know that the Circle City Curling Club community is transparent, friendly, and welcoming. We want to make sure everyone else knows it too. Especially as the Circle City Curling Club community grows, we want to maintain the respectful community we have established and maintain a welcoming and inclusive environment.
Haven’t we had a Code of Conduct before?
Yes. Both informally and formally in a basic Code of Conduct, guidelines for expectations have been outlined for our members. This updated Code of Conduct adds a Code of Conduct Committee which allows the club to have an established and unbiased framework to enforce reactions and follow-up to Code of Conduct violations.
What does it mean to “adopt” a Code of Conduct?
For the most part, we don’t think it means large changes. We think that the text does a really good job of describing the way members of our club already conduct themselves. We expect that most people will simply continue to behave in the respectful way they have for years.
However, having a formal Code of Conduct ensures that we all have the same expectations of each other, and helps introduce our values to new members. We do expect that members will abide by the spirit and words of the Code of Conduct when in spaces managed by Circle City Curling Club. This Code has been adopted by Circle City Curling Club, which means that by becoming a member, you recognize that it will be enforced within all spaces managed or organized by Circle City Curling Club, and you agree to abide by it.
In practice, this includes on-ice activities, broomstacking before and after curling, off-ice
social events organized by the club, Circle City Curling Club mailing lists, and all other Circle City Curling Club-associated social media platforms.
What happens if someone violates the Code of Conduct?
Our intent is that anyone in the community can and should stand up for this Code and direct others to this document it if they are unaware of it. If that doesn’t work, or if you need more help, you can contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . For more details please see our Reporting Guidelines and Procedure.
I hang out with my friends at the bar before or after the official curling activities arranged by the Club. Is this Code of Conduct intended to apply to those times?
It is recognized that this may be a gray area. However, especially if the activities are happening within Circle City Curling Club facilities, then the Code of Conduct would apply. Additionally, you are continuing to serve as a representative of Circle City Curling Club, even when curling time has commenced.
Acknowledgements
Sections of this policy were inspired by the Code of Conduct of the Silicon Valley Curling Club.
