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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. I had not looked at this thread for a few days and I'm grateful for all the advice! So the other moms who want to start a Daisy troop are now moving ahead without doing flyers. It's essentially going to be a club for their higher SES girls. I'm a little uncomfortable with that. Maybe no lower income girls would have joined, anyway, but it seems like they should have at least made the effort. On the other hand, it will keep the troop size down. Maybe its ok considering that they're starting the troop midway through the year.[/quote]

I'm a higher SES mom, and this is not ok. This is not what the Girl Scouts is about. It's inclusive and I'm just sad and sorry this is happening. Keeping the troop size down by barring access to lower SES girls?  Terrible. [/quote]

It depends - can they fill the troop with 12 right off the bat of people they know? Then they have no room for anybody else regardless of SES. If they have less then 12, they will be required by GS to open to the troop to any girl who wants to join (again regardless of SES). It is now all in the computer system, so it is visible for anyone looking for a troop to see. Personally, I would never start mid-year, unless they were all Ks. The 1st graders will be moving on to Brownies in less then 4 months. Doesn't give much time to learn/do much of anything. [/quote]

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