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Question:

If there is anyone here who has experience with a daughter in scouting, I have a question.  My daughter is in Junior Girl Scouts and for the past couple of months, two girls in her troop have been fighting.  In a couple of instances they had to be physically separated.  My question is, does the troop leader have the authority to kick these girls out of the troop?  I am disappointed that she has not handled the situation better. She has talked to the parents and the parents have yelled at their daughters, but other than that I am not aware of any consequences for their actions.   My daughter really likes this troop leader and does not want to leave the troop, but this is not what I want her learning from scouting!  Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks, Liz

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – If there is anyone here who has experience with a daughter in scouting, I have a question.  My daughter is in Junior Girl Scouts and for the past couple of months, two girls in her troop have been fighting.  In a couple of instances they had to be physically separated.  My question is, does the troop leader have the authority to kick these girls out of the troop?  I am disappointed that she has not handled the situation better. She has talked to the parents and the parents have yelled at their daughters, but other than that I am not aware of any consequences for their actions.   My daughter really likes this troop leader and does not want to leave the troop, but this is not what I want her learning from scouting!  Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks, Liz

I am a Girl Scout leader and even though this is my first year doing this I would not tolerate this kind of behavior in my troop.  If she has talked to the parents and there is still no solution to the problem I would suggest she talk to her Service Unit leader and see if there is a way that one of the girls could be transferred to another troop.  Fighting is definitely not part of the Girl Scout way. — Jo ~

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – —–BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE—– If there is anyone here who has experience with a daughter in scouting, I have a question.  My daughter is in Junior Girl Scouts and for the past couple of months, two girls in her troop have been fighting.  In a couple of instances they had to be physically separated.  My question is, does the troop leader have the authority to kick these girls out of the troop?  I am disappointed that she has not handled the situation better. She has talked to the parents and the parents have yelled at their daughters, but other than that I am not aware of any consequences for their actions.   My daughter really likes this troop leader and does not want to leave the troop, but this is not what I want her learning from scouting!  Any feedback would be appreciated. When are they fighting?  It seems to me that if the girls are busy and participating in the troop activities, they usually don’t have time to fight.  How many girls are in the troop?  Is there only one leader present?  What age juniors are you talking about? I would think that the leader might want to tailor her program to do some community building and trust building with the troop that gets the girls to consider each other a real team.   I don’t think that kicking out girls who already paid their dues is possible, though they may be told the leader will not accept them the following year if their behavior does not improve.

Oh nonsense — no volunteer leader has to put up with kids who repeatedly refuse to behave properly After reasonable attempts to correct the situation the leader should require their parent to be there if they are   Do these – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – girls want to be in scouts?  Or is this their parents idea and not theirs?  Are they interested in the badge activities or other things the troop does?  How active is the troop? My dd was a scout from 2nd grade through high school and it was one of the best experiences she had although by high school she was very busy with theater as well Thanks, Liz Dorothy – — —–BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE—– Version: PGPfreeware 6.5.2 for non-commercial use <http://www.pgp.com iQEVAwUBPEYb3l9qop09c6NXAQFCjQf+NwTYMVMZdXsP3NTXCpqK0pRQ71xwD0a9 HgEPwH4bu1IwJC2pvdLMiEXLD6SFdFR08d9oxBYBQilaU/z/OjitLU1yyDXCCh0s nof/sod4XF+82vRrSkfbGnw1cKHbVKL5Z1qYqAVTu0DDdYur5ZhIF2oLydz0BxWU MuaWKpbjjIgDNAARGfM1EBUHPdYsDUYGJ4n6GoU6U0ghUgDxjNRXPcaIzun7mXh8 tQj+ObJ8hDOv+htFBuag2jRnpP73hn2CHIZmg2owaEfomjXR85+uiOh327rhIJ0y P3×2mdq4eECWHkV33B+Vb9mJgFZAtHSccUqieQPFs9hTTau16Ld3XA== =CLHg —–END PGP SIGNATURE—– There is no sound, no cry in all the world that can be heard unless someone listens .. source unknown

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I currently have two daughters in Scouts, one is a Junior and has been in scouts since Kindergarden. They have a definate plan of action for misbehavior, and parents and the scouts are required to sign stating they have read and understand the rules. Termination is an extreme measure, but is allowed when the proper channels have been followed and did not fix the problem. My first question would be to wonder if these are girls who want to be in scouts at all, or are they ones who are sent there whether they want to be or not. I know you or the scout leader would have no control over that, but if rules were broken, then there would be reason for the scout leader to approach the parents of these girls. Maybe as a parent you could voice your concern about the troop to the leader, and suggest they do a "meeting" concerning what scouting means and the respect of others, and they could bring up the "new rules" then. I have had my daughter in several troops over the years (we haven’t moved, but the troops have disappeared) and all have had some sort of rules and regulations for meetings. Just my two cents worth, Sandi " – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – If there is anyone here who has experience with a daughter in scouting, I have a question.  My daughter is in Junior Girl Scouts and for the past couple of months, two girls in her troop have been fighting.  In a couple of instances they had to be physically separated.  My question is, does the troop leader have the authority to kick these girls out of the troop?  I am disappointed that she has not handled the situation better. She has talked to the parents and the parents have yelled at their daughters, but other than that I am not aware of any consequences for their actions.   My daughter really likes this troop leader and does not want to leave the troop, but this is not what I want her learning from scouting!  Any feedback would be appreciated. When are they fighting?  It seems to me that if the girls are busy and participating in the troop activities, they usually don’t have time to fight.  How many girls are in the troop?  Is there only one leader present?  What age juniors are you talking about? I would think that the leader might want to tailor her program to do some community building and trust building with the troop that gets the girls to consider each other a real team. I don’t think that kicking out girls who already paid their dues is possible, though they may be told the leader will not accept them the following year if their behavior does not improve.  Do these girls want to be in scouts?  Or is this their parents idea and not theirs?  Are they interested in the badge activities or other things the troop does?  How active is the troop? My dd was a scout from 2nd grade through high school and it was one of the best experiences she had although by high school she was very busy with theater as well Thanks, Liz Dorothy – — —–BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE—– Version: PGPfreeware 6.5.2 for non-commercial use <http://www.pgp.com iQEVAwUBPEYb3l9qop09c6NXAQFCjQf+NwTYMVMZdXsP3NTXCpqK0pRQ71xwD0a9 HgEPwH4bu1IwJC2pvdLMiEXLD6SFdFR08d9oxBYBQilaU/z/OjitLU1yyDXCCh0s nof/sod4XF+82vRrSkfbGnw1cKHbVKL5Z1qYqAVTu0DDdYur5ZhIF2oLydz0BxWU MuaWKpbjjIgDNAARGfM1EBUHPdYsDUYGJ4n6GoU6U0ghUgDxjNRXPcaIzun7mXh8 tQj+ObJ8hDOv+htFBuag2jRnpP73hn2CHIZmg2owaEfomjXR85+uiOh327rhIJ0y P3×2mdq4eECWHkV33B+Vb9mJgFZAtHSccUqieQPFs9hTTau16Ld3XA== =CLHg —–END PGP SIGNATURE—– There is no sound, no cry in all the world that can be heard unless someone listens .. source unknown

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