Re: Academic Requirements for Jr. Leaders
Donald E. Culberson (dculbers@JAGUAR1.USOUTHAL.EDU)
Tue, 6 Dec 1994 15:00:40 -0600
On Mon, 5 Dec 1994, pamc wrote:
> Do any troops hae any academic standing requirments for their junior leaders
> (Sr. Patrol Leader, Asst. Sr. Patrol Leader)? This question has come about
> as our SPL managed to pull straight Fs over the first quarter of the school
> year and this concerns a number of troop committee members who feel he is not
> a proper role model for the younger scouts. I would appreciate any input
> anyone can offer. Thank you.
>
The problem has not arisen for me yet in our troop... if it did I would
have to counsel the young man on the topic! I think that not only is
there a problem of the example set, but your SPL probably REALLY needs to
set some priorities (assuming there is not some other issue, such as a
learning disorder), and focus a preponderance of his attention in
academic areas for a while. Our OA lodge requires no less than a "C" to
be a lodge officer, and it HAS come up there with the result that an
incumbent chief who wanted to run again, and probably would have been
re-elected, had to pass up the chance in favor of improving his grades.
Don Culberson
SM, Troop 39
Mobile Alabama
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