Teens are required to be onsite for the duration of Teen Conference from June 13-16, 2024.  The safety of our Teens is paramount. If there are rare and unique circumstances in which a conflict cannot be avoided or resolved, Teens may request permission from the Regional Director to arrive late or depart early from The MID-ATLANTIC Region Teen Conference, BUT must adhere to the following:

1. No teen may drive to or from the conference or be picked up or returned by another teen.
2. An adult who has already been approved by the parent must sign the teen in for late arrival or out for early departure at the POPS office. Identification will be required.
3. For late arrival, the adult must take the teen to the POPs office. The certified chaperone will be called to the office and the teen will be released to the advisor. No teen is permitted to walk to their room unescorted or be in the hotel unescorted.
4. For early departure, a certified chaperone must escort the Teen to the POPs Office and the Teen will be released to an authorized adult.
5. Teen must be present for the rehearsal Saturday to participate in Rites of Passage.
6. If a teen is arriving late or departing early, he or she must be in a triple or quad room, because no Teen can room alone. Teens staying in a double room cannot request to leave late or early if they would be away overnight, because the other teen would be forced to room alone—and that is not allowed.

The MID-ATLANTIC Region has the right to refuse admittance of a teen if they appear to be under the influence of alcohol or otherwise impaired.

The request must be completed and uploaded to the Teen Conference website https://www.eventsibles.online/jjoamartlc2024 under “Late Arrivals/Early Departures” by Saturday, April 13, 2024, to receive permission from the Regional Director. The Regional Director is the ONLY person who can grant such permission—and it must be in writing.