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    • scoutldr
      Scouting America

      By scoutldr · Posted

      We thought it could handle pedophiles, too. Yet, here we are.
    • RememberSchiff
      Emergency Prep MB Requirement 7 done right (CT)

      By RememberSchiff · Posted

      ..."The most frightening call police, fire and EMS can receive is a report of a school bus crash." The Mahopac Falls Fire Department (NY) and Troop 371 scouts conducted a mock school bus accident using a 65-passenger bus and a wheelchair accessible van provided by Mahopac School District.  Fire personnel praised scouts as “fantastic partners, learning first-hand about safety protocols and gaining valuable experience in emergency situations. Their enthusiasm and teamwork were truly inspiring.” Source: https://midhudsonnews.com/2024/10/12/firefighters-and-scouts-team-up/
    • BetterWithCheddar
      Scouting America

      By BetterWithCheddar · Posted

      I don't disagree, but most kids get 40+ hours of mixed gender interaction each week through school. I'm not sure a 1-hour, single-gender Scout meeting each week leads to unacceptable social norms. In fact, I think it may be complimentary in that it gives them a reprieve from constant social pressures. I'm not looking to re-hash old arguments. I've been generally supportive of the membership changes from the past decade. Coed Scouting works fine for Cubs and the Senior Scout programs; however, we're denying kids a development opportunity if we don't at least offer them the OPTION of single-gender Scout Troops. Middle school is rough.
    • skeptic
      Scouting America

      By skeptic · Posted

      No need to apologize.  I am one of the older curmudgeonly leaders, really now emeritas.  But, I had the pleasure and frustration of seeing interactions not just in scouting recently, but also as a sub teacher where the youth displayed a lot of things I found myself watching and adjusting.  During a small number of outings we shared camp areas with girls and had combined fires, and one Easter break we were in Balboa Park and each night the leaders, ours and the GS next gate over had to monitor the youth.  My last week in summer camp three years ago was an interesting experience, but I saw little issue, though one young woman had to be spoken to by her leaders after some observations and actually youth complaints regarding here demeanor, shall we say.  Learning and growing; part of life.  Keeping them somehow separated is impractical at best, and asking for rebellion at the worst.  JMHO.  
    • Eagledad
      Scouting America

      By Eagledad · Posted

      I admit I don’t understand this comment. Do all youth live in a cocoon except during scouting activities. Except for sports, youth are coed in just about all their activities since the age for Mother’s Day out. in fact, I think one would struggle to get through a day without doing at least one coed activity. Single gender scouting is not depriving anyone from developing awareness of the other gender on the broader front. Barry
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