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[quote=cburkhardt]Will the Boys accept the Girls?

That is a great question.  It is important to keep in mind that Scouts BSA Troop 248 is not co-ed and is all-girl.  We meet at a church where there is no other Scouting organization.  So, as a matter of practicality we will not be interacting with boys as fellow Troop 248 members during our meetings or other activities, such as campouts.  Girls will elect their own girl leaders and they will lead only girls.

Scouts BSA troops that are all-boy will certainly be camping in other campsites when we are visiting BSA camp facilities and during "camp-o-rees", which are events when a large number of troops camp at the same place and have scouting skill contests with each other.  In those circumstances I believe the all-boy troops will respect our girls.  The girl members of Troop 248 will experience the same program as the boys and will be respected for their competency at scouting skills and character.  Of course Youth Protection guidelines of the BSA and Episcopal Church mandate comprehensive protective measures related to matters such as privacy.

The BSA's high school-aged co-ed programs include Venturing BSA and Sea Scouts BSA.  These programs have included girls age 14 (or having finished 8th grade) and above since the late 1960's.  There has never been a problem with the acceptance of girls in those programs as either members or youth leaders.  I was involved in those programs as a youth and adult and personally experienced how well-accepted girls are in the BSA.  I think that long, positive track record of girls succeeding in the BSA is a great way to forecast success for how girls in Scouts BSA Troop 248 for Girls will experience our program. [/quote]

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