CCD Diversity, Equity & Inclusion 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: A camper with a physical disability wants to participate in a high-ropes course. What should a camp director do first?
- Exclude the camper to prevent liability
- Conduct an individualized assessment and explore reasonable accommodations (Correct answer)
- Allow participation only if parents sign an extra waiver
- Redirect the camper to an easier activity without discussion
Correct answer: Conduct an individualized assessment and explore reasonable accommodations
An individualized assessment ensures the camp identifies reasonable accommodations under the ADA before making any exclusion decision.
Question 2: Which term describes the active process of identifying and dismantling systemic barriers that disadvantage certain groups?
- Tolerance
- Diversity
- Anti-oppression practice (Correct answer)
- Cultural sensitivity
Correct answer: Anti-oppression practice
Anti-oppression practice goes beyond awareness to actively work toward removing structural inequities.
Question 3: A staff member makes an offhand joke that relies on a racial stereotype. As director, your best immediate response is to:
- Ignore it since no camper heard it
- Address it privately with the staff member using it as a learning moment (Correct answer)
- Publicly humiliate the staff member during the next all-staff meeting
- Wait to see if the behavior continues before acting
Correct answer: Address it privately with the staff member using it as a learning moment
A private, immediate conversation allows for learning while preserving dignity and modeling accountability.
Question 4: What does 'intersectionality' mean in the context of camp inclusion?
- The point where two camp trails cross
- The overlap of multiple identities that shape a person's unique experience of privilege or marginalization (Correct answer)
- Scheduling activities at the same time for different groups
- The legal intersection of ADA and Title IX requirements
Correct answer: The overlap of multiple identities that shape a person's unique experience of privilege or marginalization
Intersectionality, coined by Kimberlé Crenshaw, recognizes that overlapping identities (race, gender, disability, etc.) create compounding experiences.
Question 5: A family requests that their child be placed in a cabin away from campers of a different religion. The best director response is to:
- Honor the request to keep the family happy
- Explain that the camp does not segregate campers by religion and discuss the camp's inclusion values (Correct answer)
- Call the family's religious leader for guidance
- Create a separate program track for that child
Correct answer: Explain that the camp does not segregate campers by religion and discuss the camp's inclusion values
Accommodating segregation requests contradicts an inclusive camp culture; the director should uphold inclusion policies while respectfully communicating camp values.
Question 6: Which hiring practice best supports building a diverse camp staff?
- Recruiting only from the director's personal network
- Using standardized, competency-based interview questions and advertising through diverse channels (Correct answer)
- Hiring staff who share the same cultural background as most campers
- Prioritizing candidates with the most camp experience regardless of other factors
Correct answer: Using standardized, competency-based interview questions and advertising through diverse channels
Standardized questions reduce bias and diverse recruiting channels attract candidates from varied backgrounds.
Question 7: A transgender camper's bunkmates are uncomfortable sharing the cabin. As director, you should:
- Move the transgender camper to a private cabin
- Remove the transgender camper from the program
- Educate and support all campers, affirm the transgender camper's belonging, and work through discomfort with the bunkmates (Correct answer)
- Poll the bunkmates on whether the transgender camper should stay
Correct answer: Educate and support all campers, affirm the transgender camper's belonging, and work through discomfort with the bunkmates
Inclusion requires protecting the transgender camper's right to belong while providing education and support to build understanding among peers.
CCD Diversity, Equity & Inclusion 2
A camper with a physical disability wants to participate in a high-ropes course.
What should a camp director do first?