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  1. Burnout has arrived

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  2. AOL - when to report/award 1 2

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  5. Favorite Song for Pack Meetings? 1 2 3

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  6. Cancel pack overnighter due to weather? 1 2

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  7. Glad Cub Scouts is gearing back up

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  8. Weather & camping - your threshold of ok? 1 2

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  • LATEST POSTS

    • FireStone
      Time for new National policies on cell phone usage?

      By FireStone · Posted

      I see it being handled similar to the uniform policy updates, where national grants discretion to the troops to decide their own policies, and removes the ability for anyone outside the troop to override that policy except in instances of safety concerns.  This gives troops the ability to act not just in their own interests and preferences but also apply any specific state legal considerations to their own policies (see below).    Even in states where it is technically legal for teachers to confiscate cell phones, in practice there are really no true protections for teachers who do so. Parents can (and do) bring lawsuits over phone confiscations regardless. My wife (a middle school teacher) is going through this right now. That's why I refuse to abide by any camp policy that says I'm supposed to take phones from scouts. Not even having to navigate the issues of medical necessity, I just don't want the responsibility or liability that comes from taking and holding a kid's $1,000 phone that contains all kinds of personal information.  Now for national's point of view, I get why they might not want to set policy in this regard, if they have to navigate various laws that are different in each state. And maybe in this particular case, talking about confiscating phones, it might make the most sense for national to simply say we should not be doing it. Which of course I know is not going to sit well with a lot of units who want that kind of control. But legally (and note that I am not a lawyer), I just feel like it's a lawsuit waiting to happen, especially when we can already see it happening in schools. And national can protect themselves (and us) by saying that phone confiscation should just not be happening. 
    • FireStone
      Time for new National policies on cell phone usage?

      By FireStone · Posted

      I just discovered this and how different they can be. Try looking up the checklists for recommended items for a personal first aid kit for First Aid merit badge. The links in the requirements vs. the pamphlet info are wildly different. 
    • DuctTape
      Time for new National policies on cell phone usage?

      By DuctTape · Posted

      I have bigger issues with adults and phones.
    • qwazse
      Time for new National policies on cell phone usage?

      By qwazse · Posted

      Rule #1: Don’t ask for a rule, you’ll live to regret it. That said, guidelines for teaching phone courtesy would be helpful. Even navigating to online MB pamphlets and requirements (which aren’t on the same page) is a unique challenge.
    • Tron
      A shallow AI dive into some current views regarding the Law Suit and the evolved YP issues and the larger public issues and legal system.

      By Tron · Posted

      This is being discussed/was discussed in another thread and I think the answer to the appreciation issue is uniform knots, further OA recognition (brotherhood, vigil, etc ... ). 
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