NYCUDL Middle School Permission Form

This MIDDLE SCHOOL permission form covers your child’s participation in all 2019-2020 NYCUDL programming including, but not limited to all Tournaments, Workshops, Debate Club, Travel Team, Summer Debate Institutes, and other NYCUDL events. If not a middle school student, please visit our high school permission slip form. To participate, please fill out and submit our student permission form below. If you have any questions regarding this form, please contact info@debate.nyc.

Permission forms gather information about debaters essential to the operation of the New York City Urban Debate League (NYCUDL). NYCUDL may share information with the National Association for Urban Debate Leagues (NAUDL). NYCUDL and NAUDL use information to improve and grow urban debate programs. NYCUDL and NAUDL may use data to measure your academic progress. NYCUDL and NAUDL do not share, sell, rent or trade personally identifiable information with third parties for their promotional purposes. If you have additional questions please consult our posted privacy policy.

Did you mean to fill out the high school form? Find it here.

Parent/Guardian Information

First Name

Last Name

Parent/Guardian Email

Parent/Guardian Phone Number

Home Address

Street Address

City

State

Zip Code

Neighborhood/Borough

Company/Employer

Please let us know your employer or organization. We often partner with businesses and nonprofits to host debates, sponsor debates, guest speakers, volunteer programs, and more! You never know the connections that can be made to support youth! It is our community partners that make everything possible. Or please put N/A if not interested.

Parent/Guardian Consent

Permission to participate in the NYCUDL. I do hereby consent that my child may participate in the stated activity, and in consideration for the New York City Urban Debate League (NYCUDL) giving its time and supervision of such activity, do hereby personally on behalf of my child, absolve and release the NYCUDL, its agents and volunteers from any claim of personal injuries which might be sustained by my child while participating in such activities, or while returning to his/her home.

Student Code of Conduct. I understand that my child will be expected to sign and follow a code of conduct to participate in the stated activity, and that, in the event of inappropriate behavior by my child, I may be contacted and asked to pick up him/her.

Media Consent. I, as the parent or legal guardian of the minor named below, hereby grant permission to New York City Urban Debate League, Inc. (NYCUDL), or persons contracted by the NYCUDL, to take photographs and/or video/audio recordings of my child in connection with his/her participation in the New York City Urban Debate League for the 2019-2020 school year. In addition, and without limiting any other provision of this Consent, for the purposes of a documentary series in development by Made-By-Hand, LLC in connection with the NYCUDL, I also give unrestricted permission to Made-By-Hand, LLC and its assigns to record and edit photographs, video, sounds, voice, and media of my child in connection with his/her participation in the New York City Urban Debate League for the 2019-2020 school year for the documentary project currently titled "Up for Debate" without limitations, in perpetuity, and in all media.

Furthermore, I grant permission to the NYCUDL to publish in print, electronic, or video format the likeness or image of my child obtained during the 2019-2020 school year for public relations, educational, or any other lawful purposes. I further agree that my child’s name and identity may be revealed in connection with the likeness or image. I authorize the use of my child’s likeness or image without compensation to my child or me. All negatives, positives, prints, digital reproductions, and video recordings shall be the property of the NYCUDL barring the recordings by Made-By-Hand, LLC and its assigns in which case, Made-By-Hand, LLC will retain ownership.

Parent/Guardian Signature Please type your signature below indicating that you have read and understood the permission to participate, media consent and code of conduct.

Signature Date

*Media consent is a requirement for participation in all NYCUDL activities. We apologize for any inconvenience. Feel free to email us at info@debate.nyc for any specific questions or concerns.