klcbaskets

As the mom of the victim in this thread I would like to say thanks to all of you for your support that we are doing the right thing in making waves. I am sad to say that in this troop it has been the "policy" that "boys will be boys" and don't talk about it when un-Boy Scout behavior occurs. They never want to make reports when necessary. So when we bring up stuff they say nothing has been documented so we have to treat this like it is the first offense. I stopped attending troop meeting because I and my husband were in the minority for trying to control behavior and our boys(we have 2 in the troop) were teased because of it. After this event occurred, by husband was out of town and I asked the troop leaders to let me know in writing what they were going to do to ensure the safety of my boys at troop meetings, whether I attended or not. I have yet to receive an answer. So we have not attended any more meetings. The OA has been informed of the incident and we are wating to hear what they will do. The charter org pastor, rep, troop leaders and offenders family is meeting to determine what should happen. Your input here will help the pastor (new to scouts and our church) to see things in the big picture. We are leaving the troop and looking for a new one in the area and the boys seem to be happy with that decision. But we are concerned for those left behind and will keep waving the flag on inappropriate behavior, we feel it is our duty to do so as we are Christians and care about all children. Thank you for allowing us a voice and a place to learn more about how other troops handle these types of issues.