Eagle1993

I was told by our CE, during a recent round table, that National BSA will be announcing a “financial restructuring” within a week or two. Perhaps we will hear of 2020 fees then.

These went from a nicotine patch alternative to a new drug delivery system. Absolutely... should be treated same as Tobacco.

Talk About Scouting! ...public group, probably my favorite of the bunch There are a couple of others focused on girls in BSA. One of them is heavily moderated with posts from National BSA employees US Scouting Service Project provides some semi official announcements There are others as well Unfortunately (or fortunately) I can’t access FB now to send you links, I’m in China, but searching the above will lead you to the sites.

When we go out to sell popcorn this year, should we include the name of the law firm and case the proceeds will go to? “Thank you for supporting scouts and Dewy Cheat’m and How and their legal council on GSUSA, Bankruptcy, Sledding accidents and other various legal proceedings”

Rule of two (no one on one) was put into place in 1987 per court testimony. For comparison, the Catholic Church put this rule in place in 2000s and the Minnesota Children’s Theater (where the latest round of BSA outrage began) instituted the rule in 2017. So the BSA seems to have been an early YPT adopter but don’t let facts get in the way of bashing the BSA.

Lawsuit filed against individual, council and national. I’ve see others field that also target CO in addition. Hopefully insurance can cover our councils or we may see councils go bankrupt as well. What I find interesting (upsetting) is that the lawyers are stating they need to get these in now before BSA declares bankruptcy. However, if you look at the USA Gymnastics bankruptcy, they are still allowing individuals who were abused to file claims within the bankruptcy court (what appears as creditors). So, is the real difference that lawyers that file pre bankruptcy can get their 33% commission check?

Article was updated a bit today after a press conference this morning. They have nearly 800 plaintiffs. Many sad stories... I can only think in many cases leaders could simply not believe what some could be capable of. We are much more aware of this now and our YPT improvements should help reduce the chance of this ever happening again. I wonder if the BSA could even handle the legal fees of this one.

Lawsuit filed late today. If BSA loses this one, I see no way to avoid bankruptcy. Hundreds of possible victims. Over 350 accused abusers. BSA has made 120 reports to law enforcement based upon their review of the lawsuit so far. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2019/08/05/boy-scout-sex-abuse-claims-exclusive-lawsuit/1899606001/

I think I found the U.K. scouts. http://www.espn.com/video/clip/_/id/27322466

Sounds like the airport exit was a complete mess. There is a FB post that one small group of scouts were still stuck there this morning with only a 18 year old ASM responsible.

Some of the best scouts never earn First Class let alone Eagle. They simply focused on other aspects of scouting. So before putting too much pressure on yourself, really reflect why you want to advance and if it is a goal you want to work towards. Outside of a few areas, you can participate in fully in Scouts as any rank. Scouting should be fun and not School 2.0. The reason I ask is that it sounds like you already have a lot of other areas you also feel like you need to focus in your life. It is important to prioritize and realize it’s ok if advancement in scouting doesn’t make your priority list... as mentioned before, you can still be a great scout without advancement. Now, if you do still feel advancement is a priority then you absolutely can make progress. In addition to seeking out adults, many Troops have Scout Instructors who can help or even mention your goal to your Patrol Leader. Most scouts I know would gladly help a fellow scout work on advancement when asked. I believe the two hardest advancement periods in Scouts BSA is Life to Eagle and Scout to First Class, so don’t get too discouraged from your struggles to achieve First Class. It sounds like you are a mature young man ready to take this on.

Our camp had two shower houses. One had 8 individual stalls and 30 minute wait times. The other had two separate group shower areas (male youth/male adults). Those were routinely empty (Only once did I ever hear a shower going on the youth side). I even suggested to some youth who were waiting in a long line for the individual showers that the other shower house was open... thinking back now, that could have sounded a bit creepy. In any case, many youth today seem especially self conscious and have no desire to use the traditional group shower areas. I agree, I expect every camp will be moving to the individual stalls in the future.

I would have had more sympathy, but suing 8 and 10 year old boys because they sled into you is not excusable. It’s one thing to sue adults, he lost any sympathy from me when he named kids in his lawsuit. The lawyer that represented the Den Leader is a personal injury lawyer from Buffalo.

That is not how any Troop or Pack I have been involved with reads that statement. @RichardB May have some additional input The statement seems clear: YES NO Non-prescription medication administration is authorized with these exceptions:_______________________________________________ Administration of the above medications is approved for youth by: parent’s signature The section above this is to simply list any meds (including OTC) the scout is on. It is not to limit the OTCs. Limiting OTCs is done on the exception line.

Correct. If the parent signs that line, they are approving blanket OTC except where notes. 100% of the forms that we have received have that signed.

Interesting.... The Second page of Part B of the BSA form states “Non-prescription medication administration is authorized with these exceptions:_______________________________________________“ This would apply to the Troop leaders and these forms should be filled out in addition to any local form. https://filestore.scouting.org/filestore/HealthSafety/pdf/680-001_ABC.pdf

Health forms should cover this correct? They state allergies to meds & if you are approved to give over the counter meds. Most med kits contain Benadryl in wipes or creams. We have had ER docs in our Troop and we use it all the time if med form doesn’t counterindicate on Benadryl. It is correct about use of prescription drugs without a prescription is illegal, Epipens fall into a special category. As far as Epipens, laws vary by state. California now allows organizations to get prescriptions for Epipens to use them on people without prescriptions. https://californiahealthline.org/news/new-california-law-allows-organizations-to-buy-epi-pens-for-emergencies-but-will-they/ 36 states now have laws to allow usage and stocking at entities. https://www.ems1.com/anaphylaxis/articles/87691048-25-states-now-allow-public-access-to-epinephrine/

I took it more as a frivolous lawsuit type story... but they did give a lot of lines to the story. I didn’t see it as a shot against scouts. Perhaps a slow news day....

If this wasn’t Troop policy before camp, then I don’t see an issue. If the PLC believes this is an issue, then it should be discussed in the PLC and policy set prior to camp.

I will echo @Cburkhardt that our linked Troop of girls had a great experience at camp. They were the only girl Troop (5 girls total) at a camp with nearly 400 attendees. My primary concern was how other Troops and scouts would treat them. Other than 1 minor comment the girls said they were treated well and loved the camp. The camp didn’t make a big deal of girls attending, other than during a leader meeting. I’m sure there will be bumps on the road, but it was a great start.

I never thought of suing 10 year olds... man, I have a long list of trauma. *picking up phone to call lawyer* https://buffalonews.com/2019/07/10/den-leader-sues-cub-scouts-after-sledding-accident-i-remember-blood-everywhere/

There may have been mid year numbers released; however, I expect those are always going to show growth for Scouts BSA. 1) They show the additional AOL crossovers 2) They don’t drop any youth until recharter at the end of the year

Many camps have some sort of First Class or First Year program. Those focus on exposing the scout to the entire camp while working on Scout through FC requirements. Outside of that, the most important aspect of a first year scout is for him to have fun and want to return. MBs are not required for advancement until Star and he will have plenty of time to work on Eagle required MBs by that time. Otherwise I agree completely with @wdfa89

We just returned from Freeland Leslie, a Patrol cooking camp. 51 scouts, 6 patrols, 23 first time summer campers. Only 5 adults present all week with 1 - 2 other adults rotating in to provide a bit more coverage. Adults stayed out of the patrol areas except to eat, check food safety in 1 instance and address a couple of breakdowns that escalated beyond SPLs ability. Our PLs, SPL and ASPL were busy all week. Nearly every PL had at least one moment where they had some sort of breakdown. One quit for a meal after dealing with patrol members that didn’t pull their wait. One designated another patrol member that they could PL (that scout was mouthy all week and said PL was an easy job). One went away for a bit and cried after one particular tough day. At the end of the week we met with the PLC. 100% ... no debate, only positive feedback, wanted to return to this camp. The PLC members had past experience with dining hall and hated it as it led to lack of what they see Boy Scouts is about. It was tougher than a dining hall camp, but the experience is invaluable.

27! I think they made a movie about that kid...