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Dragon Taekwondo

Safe Sport

Every student at our Milton, Oakville and Burlington schools deserves to train where they are safe and treated with respect. We follow the Safe Sport standards of Taekwondo Canada and the Coaching Association of Canada’s Responsible Coaching Movement. We expect every coach, student, parent and volunteer to uphold them.

Rule of Two Policy

The Rule of Two keeps every interaction between a coach and a student open, observable and justifiable, with two screened adults present. In practice:

  • A coach is never alone and out of sight with a student. Another screened coach or adult is always present.
  • Training areas stay open to view.
  • A student never rides alone in a coach’s vehicle. Another adult is always present.
  • Messages to a student go to a group or include the parent or guardian.

Exceptions are made only in an emergency.

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Canadian Sport Helpline

The Canadian Sport Helpline’s services are now part of Sport Integrity Canada’s Canadian Safe Sport Program. If you experience or witness harassment, abuse or discrimination in sport, you can call or text for guidance on how to report, and you can stay anonymous.

Call or text: 1-866-971-2777

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Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Dragon Taekwondo welcomes students of all ages, backgrounds, abilities and gender identities, whatever their family’s finances. There is no place for discrimination in our schools, and we work to lower the barriers that keep children from training.

Reducing Barriers to Participation

Cost and getting to class should not be the reason a child misses out. Here is what helps:

  • After-school pickup. Our vans collect students from participating schools in Milton, Oakville and Burlington.
  • Sibling discount. Available on our after-school program.

Reporting a Concern

If you are worried about the safety or conduct of anyone at Dragon Taekwondo, speak with Master Shakeel Chaudhry or Master Sadia Chaudhry, or email info@dragontkd.ca. You can also contact the Canadian Sport Helpline at 1-866-971-2777.

Every report is taken seriously and handled promptly, fairly and as confidentially as possible. No one who raises a concern in good faith will face retaliation.

Email info@dragontkd.ca

Our Policies

The standards everyone at Dragon Taekwondo follows. Each one is based on the matching Taekwondo Canada policy, linked at the end of each section.

Code of Conduct and Ethics

This code applies to everyone involved with Dragon Taekwondo: students, coaches, instructors, officials, volunteers, parents and guardians. It follows Taekwondo Canada’s Code of Conduct and Ethics.

Everyone is expected to:

  • Treat every person with respect, fairness and dignity.
  • Help keep our schools free from bullying, harassment, abuse and discrimination.
  • Never engage in physical, psychological or sexual maltreatment.
  • Follow the Rule of Two and all Safe Sport practices.
  • Respect the rules, referees, opponents and the spirit of Taekwondo.

Accountability. Breaking this code can lead to discipline, up to removal from Dragon Taekwondo, in line with Taekwondo Canada’s Discipline and Complaints Policy.

Read Taekwondo Canada’s Code of Conduct and Ethics (PDF).

The conduct expected of students, coaches, parents, officials and volunteers, and how to raise a concern. These guidelines work alongside the Code of Conduct and the Rule of Two.

Expected conduct

  • Coaches, instructors and volunteers keep professional boundaries with students at all times.
  • Physical contact is limited to what instruction, safety or demonstrating a technique requires. It is never used to punish or intimidate.
  • Communication with students under 18 happens in groups and includes parents or guardians.
  • Everyone in a position of trust is screened (see Background Screening).

Protecting minors. We follow the Rule of Two, so a student under 18 is never alone with one adult where no one else can see or hear them.

Raising a concern. To raise a concern, speak with Master Shakeel Chaudhry or Master Sadia Chaudhry, email info@dragontkd.ca, or contact the Canadian Sport Helpline at 1-866-971-2777. Retaliation against anyone who reports in good faith is not tolerated.

Read Taekwondo Canada’s Safe Sport policies.

Everyone in a position of trust at Dragon Taekwondo is screened in line with Taekwondo Canada’s Screening Policy. This includes coaches, instructors and volunteers who work with students.

Requirements

  • A current Criminal Record Check, including a Vulnerable Sector Check, for anyone working with children or vulnerable participants.
  • Completed Safe Sport training, such as the Coaching Association of Canada’s Safe Sport Training or Respect in Sport.
  • Screening kept current and renewed on the schedule set by Taekwondo Canada and Taekwondo Ontario.

All screening records are stored securely and kept confidential.

Read Taekwondo Canada’s Screening Policy (PDF).

How we recognize a possible concussion and bring a student back to training safely. This protocol follows Taekwondo Canada’s Concussion Protocol and Canadian concussion guidelines.

  1. Recognize and remove. A student with a suspected concussion, from a blow to the head, face, neck or body, stops training right away. When in doubt, sit them out.
  2. Medical assessment. The student is assessed by a medical doctor or nurse practitioner before returning.
  3. Gradual return. The student returns one step at a time and moves to the next step only while symptom free. Written medical clearance is required before full contact training.

Parents and guardians are kept informed at every step.

Read Taekwondo Canada’s Concussion Protocol (PDF).

Dragon Taekwondo is committed to an environment free from harassment, abuse, discrimination and maltreatment, in line with Taekwondo Canada’s Workplace, Harassment and Human Rights Policy.

We do not tolerate:

  • Psychological, physical or sexual maltreatment
  • Neglect, bullying, hazing or harassment
  • Discrimination on any ground protected by human rights law
  • Retaliation against anyone who reports a concern in good faith

To report, speak with Master Shakeel Chaudhry or Master Sadia Chaudhry, email info@dragontkd.ca, or contact the Canadian Sport Helpline at 1-866-971-2777.

Read Taekwondo Canada’s Workplace, Harassment and Human Rights Policy (PDF).