Administrative Policy Statement (APS) 10.13 — Requirements for University and Third Party Led Youth Programs — establishes safeguards to protect the well‑being of youth (individuals under age 18) who participate in University of Washington–affiliated programs, activities, events, and research.
This page is designed to help UW personnel understand their roles and responsibilities under APS 10.13, access key requirements and resources, and take appropriate action to ensure youth are protected from harm.
Protecting youth is a shared responsibility at the University of Washington.
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- Activity: Any activity, event, program, or research study involving youth.
- Contact: Any form of interaction or communication with youth, whether in-person, verbal, physical, or electronic. Electronic contact includes, but is not limited to, interactions through online platforms, devices, computers, and other digital means.
- Personnel or Authorized Personnel: Anyone who, on behalf of the University of Washington, supervises, chaperones, or has unsupervised access to youth.
- Unsupervised Access: the possibility—even if remote—that an individual could be alone with youth in person, online, or through electronic communication without another authorized personnel present. This also includes situations where an individual can directly communicate with youth electronically or access youth’s personal contact information without supervision.
- Youth: Any individual under the age of 18 years old.