Summary of "Guide to Safe Scouting" Updates (January 2012)

[RWSmith]

The following changes have been incorporated into the online version of the G2SS...

Ref: http://www.scouting.org/filestore/Healt ... B_P_iv.pdf

Guide to Safe Scouting Updates (January 2012)

I. Youth Protection and Adult Leadership
Mandatory Report of Child Abuse
--> Clause in first sentence deleted

How does the BSA help prevent child abuse in Scouting?
--> Changes throughout

Leadership Selection
--> Change to last sentence in section

Scouting’s Barriers to Abuse
--> Section title change from Barriers to Abuse Within Scouting
--> Changes throughout

Frequently Asked Questions
What should I do if a child tells me that he has been sexually abused?
--> Insert clause “and the authorities”
--> New copy for last sentence

II. Aquatics Safety
Safe Swim Defense
--> New copy added at end of first paragraph

III. Camping
Venturing Camping
--> Venturing members can participate in the national jamboree

VIII. Sports and Activities
Climbing and Rappelling
--> Change “should” to “must;” “guidelines” to “requirements”

Unauthorized and Restricted Activities
--> Changes in wording for Nos. 8 and 9

Age-appropriate Guidelines for Scouting Activities (Insert)
Vehicles
--> Under “Dirt Bikes,” insert “Venturers Only” into the chart under “Older Boy Scouts, Varsity Scouts, and Venturers”

Camping
--> Under “Jamboree,” delete “Boy Scouts Only;” insert solid black rules in the chart under “Boy Scouts” and “Older Boy Scouts, Varsity Scouts, and Venturers”

Aircraft
--> Insert category “Hot Air Balloons (tethered only)” and a solid black rule across each of the age levels in the chart

Appendix
Unit Money-Earning Application
--> Addition of second page of the application