Strangers

Dealing with strangers

Learn to recognize adults who have a reason to be present during a 4-H program, activity or outing.

• Instruct Minnesota 4-H volunteers and 4-H youth leaders to immediately report any unidentified strangers.

  • Plan for all Extension employees and volunteers to meet each other at the beginning of the activity so adults can identify each other.

• All visitors to a program or activity in a closed environment should sign in and receive identification.

• Escort all visitors to their destinations.

• Unless the unidentified stranger poses an obvious threat, an Extension employee or volunteer should approach the unidentified stranger to ask for their name and purpose. 

  • If the unidentified stranger does not provide their name and a satisfactory reason for being there, asked them o leave and escort them off the property.

  • If an unidentified stranger becomes a threat or does not leave the property, contact local law enforcement for assistance.

  • Keep detailed documentation on the situation, including date, time, description of stranger who may be a threat, situation, steps followed, etc.

• Instruct all 4-H members and volunteers to report all sightings of intruders to the Extension employee.

Contact

Pat Morreim, program manager, morre002@umn.edu, 763-427-5428