smtroop445

OK, here are some of the specifics I know of: - Went into other Patrol campsites and did some practical joking (sprayed cheez whiz on their chuckbox) - Refused to participate in an advancement activity - Refused to assist ASM in teaching an advancement activity - Generally disrespectful to him. What do you say now?

I am a new Scoutmaster and following a recent campout that I wasn't able to attend, I had an Assistant Scoutmaster give me a long dissertation on the poor behavior of one patrol of our scouts. The behavior was not a safety issue in my opinion but the leader who is a great contributor to our troop would not rest until he knew these boys had experienced some form of discipline. This whole incident is now driving quite a bit of conflict among our leaders and I am concerned that in a short time a good troop organization could fall apart over such a minor incident. My philosophy is that expectations of behavior hadn't been reinforced in quite some time, also I am not sure the leaders expectations were reasonable either. Is there a standard set of conduct/behavior guidelines for troop activities that most troops follow/adopt. I think we are getting past this slowly but I want to be prepared when the next occurance happens which it inevitably will. These are boys we are talking about! Thanks for the input!