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Re: SCHOOL NIGHT FOR SCOUTING
Walter Gould (w4crypto@IX.NETCOM.COM)
Wed, 5 Jul 1995 12:13:11 -0700
You wrote:
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>Well at least most of you get to distribute flyers through your
>schools. Our school principal refuses to allow us to do this!! (and
>believe me we have asked and asked - and begged? We even tried going
>over her head when all else failed). Her "concession" is to allow us
>to stand outside of the school and hand out flyers - while the boys
>exit out of many doors - and are not interested in stopping on their
>way out to see what we have, nor do they stop to put the flyers into
>their backpacks - just grab one and keep running on their way home.
>I feel that we are doing a great job of contributing to litter - not
>advertising our event!! Our Pack is sponsored by the P.T.O. whom have
>also complained about this. Surprisingly, tons of other papers are
>distributed by this school - including blatant advertising that in no
>way is school or P.T.O. sponsored! Also, all other Elementaries in
>this district happily allow distribution by their Cub Scout Packs.
>
>Sorry about the long post - but it is very irritating! We would like
>to do room by room recruiting as well - but obviously not an option
>either!!
>
>Sue Chatterjee, Pack 280, Omaha NE
>
Dear Sue:
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This is the situation very frequently now in California. Some of us,
speculating (purely speculation), believe it has something to do with a
generation coming of age which has an equal dislike for Scouts as it
does for many accepted American institutions, such as the military.
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Our only successes have been to go to friendly ears who are membes of
the Board of Education (elected).
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If this were not enough, we're not being allowed to use school
buildings for Pack or Troop meetings -- because of the financial crunch
in some school districts ("we can't afford to pay for a janitor", being
the most frequent excuse given).
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Good luck.
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Walter Gould
District Commissioner
Orange Frontier District
Orange County Council (CA)
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