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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Have any of you ever heard of a dad being a Girl Scout troop leader. There is a dad leader in my local troop and I’m really bothered by it. I wanted my DD to see an example of girls leading each other. I also worry more about exposure to potential abuse when it’s a dad leader.

I’m thinking about not joining for these reasons. [/quote]

I’m on service unit leadership team.  We have one dad leader (we used to have two, but the other’s daughter just graduated).  We also have several dad first aiders, our archery trained facilitator is a dad, and for a while our su cookie manager was a dad.

I think it’s fantastic for girls to see dads taking their activity seriously and being invested in it.   And regardless of the leader being a woman or man, you’ll still see examples of girls leading each other - a well run troop will be girl-led (which obviously looks different as Daisies than ambassadors)

As far as safety goes, at **all** times, there must be two unrelated adults at least one of whom is female.  So even if the dad is the main leader, there must also be a woman there. There are also very detailed rules about where dads can sleep and which bathroom they can use on overnight trips - that’s certainly a very fair question to ask your leader when the times comes.

Finally, not every troop is right for every family. I really hope you find a troop that’s an awesome fit for your girls and your family so she can experience Girl Scouts![/quote]

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