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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our troop is heavily Asian and Indian, used to be more Caucasian. Kids play sports.  Some may be considered cool but most are pretty nerdy.

We also have lots of kids who are ADHD and disruptive. There are lots of Behavioral issues and parents are in denial.  Scout Master is challenged. It’s like school.

My kid achieved Eagle. One more to go. They enjoy the outdoors and did all the high adventure. It is a good experience. [/quote]

Poor behavior was a big problem in our Cub Scout pack. We spoke to a kid once who was behaving really badly and we were then reprimanded by the leader (who we think was actually the father of the boy, although we didn’t know that at the time) that “some kids have disabilities” and so we aren’t allowed to have any expectations around their behavior. (The kid was ripping up others’ stuff and scribbling over their work when they had just put a lot of effort into it. And the father/leader was not supervising his kid closely to ensure that he was respectful, despite apparently knowing that he’s not usually capable of appropriate behavior.)[/quote]

Yeah, Parents of kids with special needs put their kids in scouts hoping the outdoors will interest them and tire them out so they are less annoying at home.

Parents drop them off and let the scout master deal with it. It’s awful. Many parents are in denial that their kids have issues and need medical help. [/quote]

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