The Boy Scouts filed for bankruptcy on Tuesday following a new wave of lawsuits alleging sexual abuse. Founded in 1910, the Boy Scouts have played a fundamental role in many Americans’ childhood. But the organisation has grappled with sexual-abuse allegations in its ranks for decades. It internally documented thousands of […]
More than 12,000 Boy Scout members were victims of sexual abuse, with nearly 8,000 Boy Scout leaders accused, over a span of seven decades, according to an expert on child sexual abuse. That expert, Janet Warren, a professor at the University of Virginia, disclosed the reported abuse while testifying as […]
The Boy Scouts of America was founded in 1910, two years after the phenomenon had swept the UK. Since then, thousands of boys have joined their ranks, earning badges, going to Scout camp, and helping their communities. Here are some of the earliest photos of Boy Scouts throughout the years. […]
The Boy Scouts of America is recalling 110,000 neckerchief slides due to concerns regarding unsafe lead levels. Four types of slides are being recalled following a “one-time production error” at a factory in China, the BSA’s national council said. Impacted neckerchief slides include Wolf, Bear, Lion, and Webelos slides sold […]
Since leaving office, Barack Obama has rarely spoken in public about Donald Trump. That isn’t to say he doesn’t want to – one of Trump’s more divisive moments moments last year reportedly made Obama furious with him. A new report says Obama believed Trump’s2017 Boy Scout Jamboree speech would directly […]
The Boy Scouts’ decision to expand its membership to include girls and change its name to Scouts BSA has been applauded by progressive and feminist organisations. However, women would be better served by supporting the Girl Scouts – an organisation that focuses its full energy on helping girls. The Boy […]
Boy Scouts said on Wednesday that it would drop “boy” from its name in a bid to attract more girls to its program. The newly named Scouts BSA will start accepting girls next year. Girl Scouts’ CEO fired back at the name-change announcement, saying, “We are, and will remain, the […]
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