1. I give permission to the staff in the Goodnow Afterschool Program to administer basic first aid and/or CPR to my child and/or take the Student to a hospital to secure medical treatment when I cannot be reached, or when delay would be dangerous to my child's health.
2. I certify my understanding that I will receive policies and procedures and related information about the Goodnow Afterschool Program. After I enrolled my child in the Goodnow Afterschool Program, I agree to follow the policies and procedures described.
3. I give Arts for Learning Maryland, Inc. (“Arts for Learning”) permission to access and keep copies of my child's/children's application record(s), Arts for Learning will keep these data confidential and use them only for analysis and program planning. I understand that Arts for Learning may share data collected during the program, including attendance, demographics, and academic outcomes, with program funders and sponsoring organizations; however, any information shared will not specifically identify program participants.
4. I give Arts for Learning permission to contact me (using telephone, email, mail, SMS text message, or robocall via telephone) using the contact information I provided about the status of enrollment, my child's attendance, upcoming events and programs, schedule changes and program updates.
5. I certify my understanding that I will be given a Field Trip Permission Form to authorize my child's participation in any field trip or other off-site activity planned by the program and that alternate care will not be provided should I choose not to grant such permission for the Student’s participation. Additionally, I acknowledge that the Student’s participation in Field Trips is at the sole discretion of the Arts for Learning Team.
6. I release Arts for Learning as an organization, as well as its employees, contractors, volunteers, and agents (collectively, the “Arts for Learning Team”) from any liability suit or claim for property damage or loss, or personal injury to the Student, except to the extent such claims arise directly from the gross negligence of Baltimore City Public Schools, Arts for Learning and/or the Arts for Learning Team.
7. Arts for Learning takes great care in capturing thoughtful, high-quality images of students’ incredible artwork, their pride, excitement, determination, friendship, and joy. I understand that the images, video, and materials collected during the Goodnow Afterschool Program are vital for building awareness of the program in the community and securing funding so that it can continue to grow and remain available at no cost to students. I give permission for the Student to be included in the documentation/promotion of Arts for Learning and its partners, including photographs, audio/visual/video recordings, interviews, reproductions of academic and artistic work, participation in surveys, and written quotations or descriptions of activities. I also understand that resulting materials may be exhibited before the community, fundraising, or other groups and individuals and/or included in media articles, partner publications, and Goodnow Afterschool Program funder promotional materials.
8. I certify that the Student will attend every day of the program except in the event of an emergency. I acknowledge that students who miss more than 3 days of the program may be removed so that their spot can be given to another student
9. I certify that the entered information is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
PLEASE READ THIS ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RISK, WAIVER, AND GENERAL RELEASE OF CLAIMS (THIS “RELEASE”) CAREFULLY. BY SIGNING THIS RELEASE, YOU WILL GIVE UP CERTAIN LEGAL RIGHTS. IF YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND ANYTHING IN THIS RELEASE, YOU SHOULD SEEK YOUR LEGAL COUNSEL'S ADVICE BEFORE SIGNING BELOW.
In consideration of providing your child/children with recreational, sports, and physical activities and being permitted to attend Arts For Learning Maryland’s Goodnow Community Center programs, the undersigned (“you”), on behalf of yourself and the other persons described below, hereby agree to the following:
Acknowledgment of Risk. You acknowledge there is an inherent risk in your child/children attending Arts For Learning Maryland’s Goodnow Community Center programs. You further acknowledge that such risk includes, but is not limited to physical injury, illness, death, or damage to personal property. You acknowledge the risks inherent in the time you are present in the program. You and your child/children assume all risk of any injury, damage, or loss. You acknowledge that Arts for Learning Maryland would not be willing to provide such activities to or permit your child/children to attend unless you enter into this Release and that your consent to provide such activities and/or permit your child/children to attend is good, valuable and legally sufficient consideration for this Release.
Waiver and Release Claims. You irrevocably and unconditionally waive, relinquish, discharge, release, and covenant not to sue Arts for Learning Maryland and each of their respective affiliates, owners, directors, managers, members, officers, employees, representatives, board members, agents, assigns and insurers (collectively, the “Waived Parties”), from any and all rights, claims, demands, causes of action, damages, liabilities or losses, whether known or unknown, that your child/children have or incurs, or may have or incur, that arise during, result from or are related to your child/children’s participation in its programs WHETHER CAUSED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY THE NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER FAULT OF ANY OF THE WAIVED PARTIES. THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE WAIVER AND RELEASE.
Disclaimer of Liability. In no event shall any Waived Party be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, exemplary, punitive, or consequential damages, however, caused and on any theory of liability, whether in contract, strict liability of tort) arising in any way out of your child/children’s participation in the Arts For Learning Maryland programs even if such Waived Party has been advised of the possibility of such damage. This disclaimer of liability applies to any damages, injuries, or losses including, without limitation, personal injury, death, or property damage, under any cause of action
Additional Representations. You acknowledge you have had an opportunity to object to any or all the terms described herein and, after careful consideration, fully understand the extent of the waiver represented by such terms in their aggregate and waive your and your child/children’s right to bargain for different terms. You understand that if you later learn that any fact you believed to be true at the time you signed this Release is later found to be incorrect, you and your child/children nevertheless are bound by this Release.
YOU HAVE READ THIS RELEASE THOROUGHLY. YOU SIGN THIS RELEASE VOLUNTARILY ON BEHALF OF YOURSELF, YOUR MINOR CHILD/CHILDREN, YOUR AND THEIR HEIRS, NEXT OF KIN, ASSIGNS, PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES, AND RELATED INDIVIDUALS. NO ONE HAS MADE ANY REPRESENTATIONS, STATEMENTS, OR INDUCEMENTS THAT CHANGE OR MODIFY ANYTHING WRITTEN IN THIS RELEASE.