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Re: False Accusations of SM

(no name) ((no email))
Fri, 5 Apr 1996 21:08:03 -0400


I don't know how our troop or council would handle a similar
situation, but I have an "umbrella" policy which would cover me
if I were sued civilly for any scout related incident. It would
not cover any criminal defense. The two-deep rule is a must!
CYA all the way! (CYA = Cover yourself always ;-) )
- Jonah Triebwasser, ASM Troop 128 BSA, Rhinebeck, New York

> Sb False Accusations
>
> accusations of abuse by parents of scouts. I was a scoutmaster of a troop
>and
> I had a parent send a letter to our district office accusing me of
>'emotional'
> abuse of her son at summercamp. Fortunately, my A.S.M. was able to back me
>up
> and we had documentation to show that the parent was totally off-base but I
> was told by our D.E. and S.E. that I was totally on my own as far as legal
> support. Being a self-employed business man and faced with a potential
> embarassing and financially devestating legal situation I have decided to
> leave the Scouting program rather than put my business and family at any
> additional risk. I was a S.M. for six years and took over a troop of 5 boys

Jonah Triebwasser
Adjunct Professor
Marist College
Poughkeepsie, New York, U.S. of A.
Email: Jonah.Triebwasser@Marist.Edu

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