Just got done with my YPT. I have nothing against what is in there, but I would like to see one thing added, non-sexual child abuse and why we can’t allow it, e.g. generalized corporal punishment. The famous or rather infamous “Board of Education” like the one here, https://images.app.goo.gl/t2NbUt4Jt54MBZ3z6, is a prime example of how not to discipline the youth as it is corporal punishment. FIY, despite being a child from the 90’s to noughts this actually was happen to me by my own father.
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This is a very very good point. There were some things that were common in the past but completely against our current YPT standards. It would be great to include a slide or 2 to lay those out and make it clear they are not allowed.
I didn’t include the standard “national doesn’t monitor these forums”. There is a spot to post questions of a YPT / Safety nature. Here is the url. I have had a response to questions in the past. It may take a few weeks, but I did get a response. So, the form on this link is monitored.
Got Questions? | Boy Scouts of America (scouting.org)
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This kind of feedback might be good to push up the chain via your council Youth Protection Champion (and no, I didn’t make the title up).
ETA: @Matt.Johnson beat me to the YPT questions and comments form. :^)
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Youth Protection Champions
References:
- Youth Protection Champions: Who they are, and why you should care - Bryan on Scouting (scoutingmagazine.org), April 2013
- Youth Protection Champion/Member of Unit Committee - Position Description (scouting.org), March 2013
- District Committee Youth Protection Champion - Position Description (scouting.org), March 2013
- Council Youth Protection Champion/Chair/Committee - Position Description (scouting.org), March 2013
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“Corporal punishment in public schools is legal in nineteen states in the U.S. Over 100,000 students are disciplined with corporal punishment in public schools each year.” per
- Gershoff E, Sattler KMP, Holden GW. "School Corporal Punishment and Its Associations with Achievement and Adjustment+. J Appl Dev Psychol. 2019 Jul-Aug;63:1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.appdev.2019.05.004. Epub 2019 May 28. PMID: 32764838; PMCID: PMC7405866.
I am not sure yet where the BSA policy is documented.
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Youth Protection and Adult Leadership | Boy Scouts of America.
Discipline must be constructive.
- Discipline must reflect Scouting’s values.
- Corporal punishment is never permitted.
- Disciplinary activities involving isolation, humiliation, or ridicule are also prohibited.
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That quote is from the online version of Guide to Safe Scouting, Chapter I, “Youth Protection and Adult Leadership”, 34416, ISBN 978-0-8395-4416-6, ©2021 Boy Scouts of America
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