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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Seems like if there are certain sleeping and safety standards that apply to a young girl's sleeping arrangement at a Scout property during a summer camp, the same standards should apply if the young girl is being used as an assistant at a more-public location.  The detail about the safety standards is probably beyond this posting, but a lesser safety standard seems to have been followed here.[/quote]

No, the exact same standard is being applied at both places.

In Girl Scout camping, adults do not share tent or shelter space with girls.  In a large cabin, adults do not sleep in the same room as girls.  This rule holds whether the girls are at a Scout property or at a more-public location.   It is up to the parents to decide if the camping and tenting arrangements are suitable for their own child's age and temperament.

(As far as I know these are also the rules for Scouts BSA (Boy Scouts) .  For Cub Scouts children may tent with their own parents, only.)

I don't think it is unreasonable for OP to be slightly uncomfortable with her daughter spending the night at a public campsite in a cabin with only other 12 year olds.  I'm not saying it is a dangerous situation at all, just that she's not crazy overprotective.  Some parents and girls might just not be ready for that at age 11.  It sounds like the adults in this situation aren't that close by but are two cabins away and that the bathroom facilities are open to the public.  Taking another 12 year old as a buddy in the middle of the night to pee at a public campsite might not be what these PAs are ready for.

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