The pattern worsened when the pandemic hit. Advertisement “ The Boy Scouts adopted the Scout Terms to describe accurately the co-ed nature of programming, not to confuse or exploit Girl Scouts’ reputation, ” Hellerstein wrote.... “ The Boy Scouts’ decision to become co-ed, even if it affects Girl Scouts’ operations, does not demonstrate bad faith, ” the judge added. Hellerstein’s decision comes while the Boy Scouts is in bankruptcy proceedings in Delaware that began in February 2020.... But he

NEW YORK— Amid the Boy Scouts of America’s complex bankruptcy case, there is worsening friction between the organization and the major religious groups that help it run thousands of scout units.... The leadership of the Evangelical Lutheran church also said its congregations were on their own, legally speaking, and must decide for themselves whether to continue any relationship with the Boy Scouts of America.... The denomination, widely known as the Mormon church, pulled its units out of the B

It was dark, they had no water, no food and their cellphone was dead.... Hawaii Boy Scout, 12, helps rescue couple and injured dog who was lost in woods( King Family) OREGON: MOM, CHILD SURVIVE MORE THAN 100 FOOT FALL WHILE HIKING" We asked ‘oh do you need any help?... ’ They said ‘yeah, ’ they showed us the dog’s paws had some cuts on it....

A bankruptcy judge has set a July 29 hearing on the proposed$ 850-million settlement agreement the Boy Scouts of America have with attorneys representing some 60, 000 victims of child sex abuse, giving insurance companies and others who oppose it more time to weigh in. The agreement was reached last week by attorneys for the Boy Scouts, abuse victims, local Boy Scouts councils and lawyers appointed to represent victims who might file future claims.... The Boy Scouts had wanted the hearing to ta

An ambulance passes a scout camping site during the World Scout Jamboree in Buan, South Korea, on Wednesday.... The temperature there reached 95 degrees on Wednesday.... World Nation In Seoul’s ‘piece rooms, ’ there’s barely enough space to lie down....

Local councils, which run day-to-day operations for Boy Scout troops, would contribute$ 600 million.... The national organization and councils also would transfer their rights to Boy Scout insurance policies to the victims fund.... Allowing the Boy Scouts to walk away would set a dangerous precedent and would disincentivize settlement negotiations in future cases, they said.“ Why shouldn’t parties be bound in some fashion by agreements they enter?...

On 1 August 1907, the first ever Scout camp took place on the idyllic Brownsea Island in Dorset, southern England.... Boy Scouts around the campfire, 1926Getty/ The Print Collector/ Heritage-Images High jinks on Brownsea IslandHis aim was to see if his proposed calendar of activities would appeal to all sections of society so he recruited a broad range of boys.... ADVERTISEMENT These outfits later became standard Scouting uniforms....

More than 100 were hospitalized with heat-related symptoms.... The event coincides with the worst heat wave that the country has experienced in years, with temperatures soaring to a high of 100 on Wednesday.“ It’s like a sauna, ” said Leona Azhar, 21, a volunteer from Malaysia who has been a scout for seven years.... The gathering’s organizers said that they had allowed the ceremony to continue out of concern that a sudden cancellation might lead to greater panic.“ There were people fainting e

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More than half that money would come from the BSA’s two largest insurers, Century Indemnity Co. and The Hartford.... Under that plan, the councils and local sponsoring organizations would make no contribution and would have no protection from liability for abuse claims.“ Debtors said that was workable, feasible, ” Silverstein noted.... “ So why is it necessary to have this elaborate, interconnected, intertwined plan for the Boy Scouts?...