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Our school district was celebrating a couple of years ago that in a student high school survey, only 50% of the respondents identified as heterosexual. Now the same people are professing surprise that the number of students in the district is collapsing and claim to have no idea why.

Scouting America ‘on the clock’ to roll back DEI, War Dept says "Scouting America told Fox News Digital in a statement via email that the organization was “encouraged” by Parnell’s post. “For nearly 116 years Scouting has stood as a cornerstone of American ideals, good citizenship, service, and adventure for American youth,” Scouting America said. “We are encouraged by [Monday’s] social media post by the Pentagon, and we look forward to providing more details as we move ahead.” Parnell, however, added that the partnership would continue only on condition that Scouting America “rapidly implements the common-sense, core value reforms” the Trump administration has put forth. “They are on the clock, and we are watching,” Parnell wrote, adding that officials may have more to announce soon."

I've been tracking numbers from annual reports since 2009. Finding them in the past few years has been much more difficult. Cubs BS Venture 2009 1634951 898320 257361 2010 1601994 -2.02% 898852 0.06% 238846 -7.19% 2011 1583166 -1.18% 909576 1.19% 231127 -3.23% 2012 1528673 -3.44% 910668 0.12% 219453 -5.05% 2013 1417034 -7.30% 888947 -2.39% 192080 -12.47% 2014 1300000 -8.26% 885000 -0.44% 158000 -17.74% Homosexual scouts 2015 1261340 -2.97% 840654 -5.01% 142892 -9.56% Homosexual leaders 2016 1262311 0.08% 822999 -2.10% 136629 -4.38% 2017 1249882 -0.98% 834124 1.35% 87827 -35.72% Venture lost Mormons 2018 1231831 -1.44% 789784 -5.32% 55101 -37.26% Added girls 2019 1176119 -4.52% 798516 1.11% 42571 -22.74% 2020 649248 -44.80% 474403 -40.59% 23731 -44.26% Lost all Mormons 2023 574365 -11.53% 392275 -17.31% 14961 -36.96% 2024 589253 2.59% 388941 -0.85% 14986 0.17% Changed to Scouting America % remaining from 2009 36.04% 43.30% 5.82%