Overview: Recently, several questions have been raised about the BSA’s new leadership standards and the effect the standards might have on the BSA. Regretfully, some of these comments appear to be aimed at causing division or confusion within the Scouting movement.
One source of these questions is a July 2015 commentary on “The Legal Ramifications to Churches of BSA’s New Membership Policy.” This document recycled a May 2013 memorandum on the same topic,1 including copying the old discussions of the “new youth membership policy” adopted in 2013. None of the predictions from 2013 about litigation or other problems for the BSA came true.
The BSA already has addressed many of the issues raised in the commentary, both in the resolution itself and in memorandum with factual and legal support that the commentary lacks.2 While no one can fully predict future legal actions, the following is meant to clearly explain the effect of the leadership standards and to provide facts in order to address speculations.
Here is the full Fact VS Fiction on the Adult Membership Standards. Please click here to look at the information.
MAKE SURE THAT YOU READ THIS. PLEASE SHARE WITH OTHER SCOUT LEADERS AND YOUR CHARTER ORGANIZATIONS
Click on the link to download the Fact Vs Fiction Sheet
I have sent a letter to all charter partners informing them of the membership standard changes.
Yours In Scouting,
Spencer Page
Scout Executive
Gulf Coast Council
850-476-6336 Office
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