Set a recommended minimum age

[rachelmyers]

Could we work out and publish a recommended minimum age (or statement about why we don't have one) for attending a workshop? :baby:

This isn't super pressing, but we sometimes get queries from parents, or, most recently, a scout troop, about what the minimum age is for a workshop or curricula. A statement on the website will save everyone time. :love_letter:

Things to kick off the conversation:

• In SF we used to have a statement asking kids under 12 to attend with a parent or guardian. I don't know if other chapters had different policies.
• There's a minimum age of 13 to create a GitHub account, but not all curricula use version control.

:elephant: :crystal_ball: :traffic_light:

[lilliealbert]

Legal / liability laziness makes me think 18+ would be the easiest thing; perhaps that would be a sensible default that individual workshops could override with lower age requirements with parental okay?

@sarahmei / @anymoto / @biancarodrigues89 — any opinions?

[scottyschup]

I think the liability issue dictates 18+. Working with minors, especially without parents present, is very risky, and how to do so correctly from a legal standpoint varies from state to state.

But since this restriction can be overridden by individual chapters, maybe the info shouldn't be on the main organization site? In which case I vote for closing this issue (because I'm in issue closing mode, but I can't close any at work, so I'm scouring open source projects for issues I can address 😁).