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    • IMHO,    1. The "Gold Standard List" is a work in progress, particularly in the areas of accountability, certification, transparency, and false reporting.    2. As @mrjohns2 detailed, the BSA has more work to comply with this version of "Gold Standard List" The BSA public Annual Report should have YP data from previous years and current year: a table of youth safety incidents by type, number, program;  number of employees and volunteers removed; number reinstated,... When I hear Scouting is safer, show me the data! Similarly, Councils should have a public list of locally removed employees and volunteers in hand when YP training is given. I know, try to get Council to release a list of MBC's. My $0.02,
    • Understatement of the year. I have seen it as well in the multiple councils I have been in. And now I know why so many old-timers no longer over the years stop doing anything with district or council, and focus on units instead. That or quit altogether.
    • You think so? I see a number of areas where we are short of the "gold standard". Plenty of areas of alingmnet, but some key gaps. Conducts structured interviews [not required at all or even given examples of what to cover] Calls and speaks to at least 3 references [not required at all] Video surveillance technology in all spaces where adults have contact with children. [no required, not sure how we would get access] Repeat training at least annually [every 2 years] The Code of Conduct explained to children and parents and posted on the organization’s website [not explained to children] Posts victims’ rights throughout the premises, on the website, and in an employee [no victims rights spelled out] Establishes regular benchmarks and milestones for meeting prevention goals [unknown, not plublic] Considers external audits to probe for other areas of weakness in program and policies [unknown, not public]
    • BSA is pretty much already there, from the list of action items what is missing?
    • Aren't most lawyers working on a contingency where it would be better for them to do more hours? That’s the complaint I’ve heard from survivors: that they can’t get a response or have their attorney do anything for them.
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