Our campus safety officer just brought to our attention the lack of any
formal, signed, consent form governing the university's liability for high
school students spending part of the summer in our chemistry lab.  In the
past we've assumed that high school students on campus during the summer
were covered by the same insurance/liability policy for all regular
students.  It hasn't been an issue before, and there have been loads of kids
here in the summer, but not in the chem lab.
So we're wondering if other universities require high school kids & their
parents to sign a consent form (waive all rights to sue, other legal stuff,
etc.) or if it's OK to state that the high school kids are treated as
regular students.
Thanks to all

Kevin
Kevin Crosby
Office of Sponsored Programs & Research
DePaul University
xxxxxx@condor.depaul.edu