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BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
INFORMATION FOR PARENTS
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the youth's application for membership,
Your child is joining more than four million
members of the Boy Scouts of America. Please take the time to review this material and
reflect upon its importance.
The Boy Scouts of America makes Scouting
available to our nation's youth by chartering community organizations to operate Cub Scout
packs, Boy Scout troops, Varsity Scout teams, and Explorer posts. The chartered
organization must provide an adequate and safe meeting place and capable adult leadership,
and must adhere to the principles and policies of the BSA. The BSA local council provides
unit leader training, program ideas, camping facilities, literature, professional guidance
for volunteer leaders, and liability insurance protection.
Scouting's Volunteers and You
Scouting's
adult volunteers provide leadership at the unit, district, council, and national levels.
Many are parents of Scouts; many entered Scouting as youth members. Each chartered
organization establishes a unit committee, which operates its Scouting unit, selects
leadership, and provides support for a quality program. Most unit committees depend on
parents for membership and assistance.
The unit committee selects the Cubmaster,
Scoutmaster, Varsity Scout Coach, or Explorer Advisor, subject to approval of the head of
the chartered organization or the chartered organization representative. The unit leader
must be a good role model because our children's values and lives will be influenced by
that leader. You need to know your child's unit leader and be involved in the unit
committee's activities so you can evaluate and help direct that influence.
Scouting uses a fun program to promote character
development, citizenship training, and personal fitness for every member. You can help
by encouraging perfect attendance, assisting with your child's advancement, attending
meetings for parents, and assisting with transportation.
Program Policies
Chartered organizations agree to use the
Scouting program in accordance with their own policies as well as those of the BSA. The
program is flexible, but major departures from BSA methods and policies are not permitted.
As a parent, you should be aware that:
Leadership
is restricted to qualified adults who subscribe to the Declaration of Religious Principle,
the Scout Oath, and the Scout Law.
Citizenship
activities are encouraged, but partisan political activities are prohibited.
Military
training and drill are prohibited. Marksmanship and elementary drill for ceremonies are
permitted.
The
Boy Scouts of America recognizes the importance of religious faith and duty; it leaves
religious instruction to the member's religious leaders and family. Members who do not
belong to a unit's religious chartered organization shall not be required to participate
in its religious activities.
Two
registered adult leaders or one registered adult leader and a parent of a participant, one
of whom must be 21 years of age or older, are required on all trips and outings. There are
a few instances, such as patrol activities, when no adult leadership is required. Coed
activities require male and female adult leaders.
Corporal
punishment and hazing are not permitted. Parents and unit leaders must work together to
solve discipline problems.
One-on-one
activities between youth members and adults are not permitted; personal conferences must
be conducted in plain view of others.
If
you suspect that anyone in the unit is a victim of child abuse, immediately contact the
Scout executive, who is responsible for reporting this to the appropriate authorities.
All
Scouting activities are open to parental visitation. There are no "secret"
organizations within the Boy Scouts of America.
Declaration of Religious Principle
The Boy Scouts of America maintains that no
member can grow into the best kind of citizen without recognizing an obligation to God
and, therefore, recognizes the religious element in the training of the member, but it is
absolutely nonsectarian in its attitude toward that religious training. Its policy is that
the home and organization or group with which the member is connected shall give definite
attention to religious life. Only persons willing to subscribe to this Declaration of
Religious Principle and to the Bylaws of the Boy Scouts of America shall be entitled to
certificates of leadership.
Ethnic Codes.
BSA receives inquiries from various agencies regarding racial composition. This section is optional. The following codes should be used to indicate ethnic background.
| AA-African American | CA-Caucasian |
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| Al-American Indian |
HI-Hispanic |
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| AS-Asian American |
OT-Other |
Thank You!
The
Boy Scouts of America appreciates your taking time to become familiar with Scouting. We
feel that an informed parent is a strong ally in delivering the Scouting program. Help us
keep the unit program in accord with Scouting principles. Alert the unit committee,
chartered organization representative, and head of the chartered organization to any major
deviations. And be prepared to do your fair share to support a quality unit program.
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