Re: Language

Gather 'round and hear what GFILIS had to say at 7:26 on 22 Apr 98,


> I have a question for the list. First, a little background; A couple of
> my scouts were at a church where another troop meets, working on their
> religious award. During a break, the other troop and my scouts played
> some soccer out in the yard. While playing (this is all hearsay I got
> from my boys and their parents) there was quite a bit of foul language
> used by the other troop and their scoutmaster (at least I hope it was just
> the other troop). The parents are looking for me to do something, what
> should I do?

Not necessarily a scouting type answer, but, what did the parents do when
they heard it? Did they say anything to the scouts or their scoutmaster? What
do they consider foul? While this last question seems at first to be
inappropriate, if it is just that some are sensitive it is handled different. The
individuals just need to know that they are too close to the line and some are
more sensitive then others.

My feeling is that your responsibility as another parent is to go to the other
scoutmaster, tell him what you were told and see what the reaction is. If he
says it didn't happen, you have no choice but to accept it since you didn't
overhear it.

Unless, of course, you bring along one of the parents. This could make a bad
situation worse though. Your action should also depend on how well you know
the individual(s) in question. I work with some people in my office that, if told
this complaint I would have to investigate. In scouts, I feel comfortable saying
that those I currently work with would not be in this situation and, if they were,
would work with me to correct it with both the boys and the parents. Hopefully
it would also be a misunderstanding, which is what this may turn out to be.

Dave Yanke
Asst. Cubmaster/Leader Coach
Pack 335
n9ssg@pobox.com

• Messages sorted by: [ date ][ thread ][ subject ][ author ]
• Next message
• Previous message
• In reply to