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City of North Platte: North Platte Public Library: Policies: Unattended Children
Unattended Children
Staff must use their own judgment to determine when or if an unattended child
represents a problem situation. If a staff member feels that a child is
abandoned, neglected, endangered or unsafe, the child should be immediately
reunited with the parent, guardian, or caregiver. Staff should explain to the
parent, guardian, or caregiver that you were concerned about the child’s safety
and that children should not be left alone for their own protection and safety.
If the child reacts suspiciously to a purported parent, guardian, or caregiver,
staff should request ID from the parent, guardian, or caregiver or staff should
remove the child to a safe location within the building and call the North
Platte Police Department at 9911 or 535-6789. If you feel the need to request
ID from a parent, guardian, or caregiver, an Incident Report Form must be
completed at the time ID is presented. If the police are notified of an actual,
attempted, or suspected kidnapping, an Incident Report Form must be completed.
If the parent, guardian, or caregiver is not in the building, try to obtain
the parent, guardian, or caregiver’s name and contact information. An Incident
Report Form must be completed and staff should attempt to contact the
responsible party. If the child is not picked up by a parent, guardian, or care
giver within fifteen (15) minutes, staff should call North Platte Police
Department at 535-6789 or 9911.
When a child is reluctant to leave the library after staff has finished
closing procedures, staff should make sure the child has called for a ride and
that one is coming. If staff do not feel the child is in danger based on age,
alone or with friends, the traffic or strangers hanging around the facility, or
the weather outside, then staff may lock the child outside the library and leave
the premises. If staff feel the child is in danger, they should wait with the
child for 5-10 minutes. Staff should then call the parent or guardian and if no
answer, wait another 5 minutes. If a ride has not appeared within 15 minutes
after closing, call the North Platte Police Department at 535-6789, wait for the
police to take custody of the child, lock the doors and leave. Under no
circumstances should staff offer or provide rides to known or unknown
individuals left at the facility after closing.
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