EagleParent

Thanks to all that have replied. I was deliberatly vague, but maybe too much so. This is a contensious issue before the troop committee (which I'm a member of) Two issues: One is with the writer - for this the parents consulted a lawyer. Second, is with the troop leaders who didn't inform the parents (yes they did find out accidentally). Does BSA policy require and/or expect leaders to inform the parents in such a situation. CalicoPenn has some very good questions: Letter was written to a DAC. Letter writer is a ASM. Select group was SM,ASM, and committee member. No invest

Does a scout's parents have the right to know when their son has been slandered in writing by an adult in the troop? Can the leadership of the troop keep the slander quiet and just talk to the offending adult and ask them not to do it again? In this case the scout was accused in writing of 'gross moral misconduct'. The letter was sent outside of the troop and asked for the scout to be removed. Eventually the SM was informed of this letter. There followed a meeting between selected leaders and the letter writer. The letter writer was 'chastised', as the other leaders felt the complaint

There is no mention of age in the BSA regs to become an Eagle Scout. Practically there is a minimum age (join at 10-1/2, 10 outings to make FC, Star for 4 months....). My son earned his Eagle at age 14-1/2, just after he started high school. The whole Eagle Project was a fantastic lesson in leadership and maturity. As a result of his earning Eagle and the focus it took, he is a much better student. Should he have had to wait until he was a senior in HS to learn this? I certainly hope not. It may be that the adults in the troop are jealous of your son's progress. Or they may f