MikeS72

Directly from the Barriers to Abuse FAQ: There are careers that may require one-on-one contact with youth, however aside from those roles, volunteers must abide by the youth protection policies of the BSA even outside of Scouting activities.

So how did at least 2 abusers get into my troop? - Did either have family in your troop? Were either former youth members of the troop? Not knowing the time frame, could also have been due to not having the background check system now in place; or could also have been due to having no prior record to show in a background check. Could also have been a case of a CoR just signing off on them without checking references. (although they would have to have been exceptionally stupid to list someone as a reference who would have incriminating information on them) How was one of them able to g

Not to be argumentative, but it is hard to say "The BSA had no safeguards in place for prevention period." While also saying "Anyone could be a volunteer unless the name you were using was in the files". The IVF may not have been the best system in the world, but it was an attempt to keep people out of the program. Fifty years ago we could not do the kind of background checks we can now. While I am sure that there were people who found a way around being in the IVF, there was no fool proof method back then of insuring it would never happen. I will not try to say that things were alway

The adult application currently has a box asking for "signature of chartered organization head or representative".

Not sure if this is someone who has not bothered to fully educate themselves on where things truly stand with the bankruptcy court; or as the last two sections imply, they are giving the impression that people in NJ can still file claims and join in the proceeding - particularly with the solicitation in the last paragraph not making it clear if they are referring to general claims or claims against BSA.

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I recall seeing this information a while back. At that time, part of the notice stated that while a Scout (or adult) could still earn the award the pin and certificates were limited in supply, and once your local Scout Shop sold out of them they would not be able to restock them.

Some interesting things brought up in the FAQ's. As a long time Arrowman (in excess of 50 years) I have seen a lot of things change over that time, some for the better, some not so much. Change is a part of life. Hopefully what ever comes out of Project Magellan will only serve to strengthen the OA and reinforce the positive impact it has on BSA.

Are you currently active and able to look at the new training course on my.scouting? If so, I would hope that doing so would mitigate any concerns you or others may have about the BSA approach to this subject. One of the examples used when discussing equity is that of how we can provide additional resources and support to a Scout who may be confined to a wheelchair, in order to allow them some of the same opportunites as their fellow Scouts. While that Scout may will not be able to do everything that his/her fellow Scouts can do, we should, whenever possible, give them the chance to do what

While I have not seen anything specific about a Citizenship in Society MB, or the original proposed requirements for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, I know there has been a great deal of discussion concerning the topic. Much of the discussion has been visceral rather than logical, and dependent on emotion rather than fact. I just completed the newly released Diversity, Equity and Inclusion adult training on my.scouting.org, and fail to see anything that I would consider controversial or contrary to the way any Scout or Scouter should already be conducting themselves. I would strongly u

Examples of grooming behavior have been a part of YPT for at least the past 2 1/2 years or more.

I read the entire article. It does have a link to an article in the New York Daily News, from December of 2019. It appears that he started out as one of Kosnoff's early cases, however, a footnote at the end of the article said he is now represented by a different firm; one that pretty much everyone in FL is familiar with - won't say anything else about that particular law firm. Based on that 2019 article, this took place in New Jersey, sometime in the early to mid 1970's. I fully support the many people who have posted here who are a part of the bankruptcy case, and know that for many

I think we are in agreement that "done and gone so let's move on" is the wrong way to deal with this issue, and all others like it. My point was simply that in this specific case, part 2 of the process you described has worked so far, in that he was caught, arrested, charged, and with the court setting a $500,00 cash only bail, will be incarcerated for a deservedly long, long, long time. Now comes the 'how did this happen, and were there any warning signs that were not heeded / were there any YPT policies that were ignored by either his troop, local council, or the camp'; and if so, how do w

My first impression would be that his capturing the 3 boys ingaged in some kind of sexual activity may have just been coincidental. The camp website stated that they serve in excess of 6,000 Scouts every summer. Hard to believe that out of that many Scouts, nothing inappropriate would happen between a few of them. If, however, he did have something to do with them being in the shower room together, I would hope that would be a factor in as harsh a sentence as possible. As for assessments, I would think that would be primarily the responsibiltiy of the local Council, although I would lo

I would agree with you that there should be (and in this climate, likely are) three componnents in play here. I am not sure we will be privy to the results of the Council's investigation, which is why I support the idea brought up here several times, by several people, of a public reporting system any time there is an incident, not just of abuse, but any serious safety violations. Those reports could go a long way toward helping other Councils in preventing similar incidents from happening. Short of either posting round the clock guards at all shower facilities, or requiring the 'buddy

It was briefly brought up in the Q & A at a Cub recruiting night the first year we enrolled girls in the Cub Scout program. The most honest answer we could give was that we take the safety and well being of every Scout, male or female, very seriously. We always do everything in our power to ensure that nothing like this will happen, but the best way for that parent to help us do that would be to register and participate along with his daughter. As to this particular incident, I saw the news reports several days ago. While I was disheartened to see it happened, I was pleased to see

While I will agree that keeping up with the GTSS may not be the easiest thing to do, but no Scout or Scouter should ever find it "hard to tell right from wrong."

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We also need to take into account the cost of the online platforms that councils used to conduct programs with, they are not cheap. Depending on the platform, your council may have been paying anywhere from $600 to several thousand dollars annually, an item that was probably not a part of the original budget for the year. I believe the cost for those sessions in my council was $5, and yes, it did greatly help avoid having people furloughed or laid off.

If my interpretation of the last two lines is correct, it would not cover abuse of a scout, as that is both intentional and criminal. While it may be argued that it could not have been expected, it was certainly intended (at least by the perpetrator).

We are no different than many of the districts we see discussed here, in that we do not have enough of us, but our core group of commissioners and district committee members are extremely active, and are right there in the trenches along with unit leaders. I consider myself to be lucky to be a part of what many look at as the best district in a well run council. Just an example of how our council leadership is looking at the big picture: when it was announced that councils could charge a program fee up to, but no more than the national membership fee, they institued that fee with a cave

In my district most of those instructors are either members of the District Committee or are Commissioners.

What kind of device are you using to try to open the PDF with? On a PC, clicking on the links CynicalScouter provided above should open the file in another browser window. You should then have a 'save' icon in the top right of that browser that will allow you to save a copy to your computer, which you can then attach to an e-mail. When on my phone (Android, so not 100% sure for iPhone users) clicking the link also opens the PDF, and by using the 3 dots in the upper right, I again have the option to save a copy of the file, which I can attach to an e-mail.

I have seen flames run right up to the spout when I scout added just a bit to an already lit fire. Not a fun sight to see.

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