Well... What can I say. I am 18 years old and attending college at the University of Texas at Dallas so am now far removed from my old council, but my mother being the very active scouter that she is still keeps me up to date with information.
What she is telling me right now is very concerning...to the point that I need to come to this forum to see if their is anything that can be done. This story is pretty long, and I have limited time to tell it so please bear with me.
It all started when we got a new council executive. This CE not only refuses to work with council volunteers, but also does a few other questionable thing.
A scoutmaster from a troop in my town kicked a boy out of the troop for questioning his authority. I am pretty sure that a scoutmaster cannot just kick a kid out of a troop, and litigation was brought against this scoutmaster, counter suits were filed for slander and everything became a huge mess. Well the council executive backed the scoutmaster's decision to kick the kid out, which brought fire upon him...
Some questionable things he has done.
1. Allowed scout troops to be formed when there is no thought of advancement.
Basically he allowed a local boating organization to become a troop to raise our scout enrollment, and allow them scout insurance.
2. He has allowed scouts to be involved in fundraisers that involve the scouts serving alcoholic beverages to people.
3. He has threatened many volunteers that have been in the council far longer than him, because they refuse to change the way things have been done just to suit what he wants.
Now I KNOW something can be done about this...when did it become ok to sacrifice scouting morals for the all mighty dollar? Can someone please advise on some course of action to deal with these two men that are certainly not suitable to be serving in the positions they are in. Thanks in advance.
IslandEagle
