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May 03, 2007 21:24

So I've got some GS drama going on and I'm looking to hear some feedback ( Read more... )

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igz00 May 4 2007, 01:46:17 UTC
The idea is to not exclude any girl from being a scout if she wants. Which basically means you can't choose only the girls that are in your daughter's clique to be in your troop. If someone else wants to join, you can't exclude them.

However, if the girl (or her family) is causing such a problem in the troop that the experience is no longer enjoyable for the girls or the leader, I think its perfectly acceptable to try to find her a troop where she may fit in better.

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jhdiddle May 4 2007, 03:47:53 UTC
I agree with Janni ( ... )

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kleenexcow May 4 2007, 12:03:00 UTC
The troop I was with from juniors through cadettes never officially kicked anyone out, but they, with the leader's assistance, passive-aggressived out one co-leader and three girls who weren't in their clique one by one by lying about when meetings were and generally making it clear that those girls weren't welcome. For some reason or other, I was the last girl they got around to doing it to, so I watched it happen to my friends several times (I tried to run damage control to prevent it from happening, but as my allies dwindled, it got harder and harder to protect my own). As the last girl standing, I clung to the troop until we finished our silver awards (these girls were real winners, let me tell you. Most of them refused to go to the silver award ceremony because they didn't want anyone there to know they were Girl Scouts) and bridged to seniors. The second I got home from the bridging ceremony, I e-mailed my troop leader and left the troop. There wasn't another troop of girls my age in my service unit, so I ended up joining a ( ... )

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