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Re: Scoutmaster as M.B. Counselors
Michael F. Bowman (mfbowman@CAPACCESS.ORG)
Thu, 26 Jun 1997 00:49:25 -0400
Stephen,
There is no BSA rule that prohibits a parent or guardian from acting as
a merit badge counselor for their son. Such a rule, if it existed, would
make Scouting very difficult, if not impossible, in rural and remote
areas.
That said, many units and Councils encourage Scouts to use a counselor
other than a parent to avoid any appearance that the Scout somehow needed
to do less than the requirements because a parent signed off. In most
cases the opposite is probably true - parents can sometimes be too tough
as counselors requiring much more than what is needed to earn a merit badge.
Speaking only for myself in the Scouting Spirit, Michael F. Bowman
E-mail: mfbowman@capaccess.org Visit: ftp1.scouter.com/usscouts
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Helping to deliver the promise of Scouting from Alexandria, Virginia
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