Why didn't the parents go along to meetings and sit in the back ground out
of sight of son? That would show that the son could handle being somewhere
wiothout his parents.
Why didn't parents go camping with the troop a time or two. Again it
would
show that the son could be involved and act properly. Plus the parents
would
be assisting the Scout Leaders instead of using the leaders as a baby
sitting service.
I was a Scout Leader who had deaf members,impaired sight, and ADD boys in
the troop along with regular boys.. ALL the parents were involved in the
troop at some point of time by attending meetings,campouts etc.when their
sons were present and when they were not.
This lawsuit looks like another case of parents not wanting to be
involved
but dump the kid off and let someone else take care of them. If they had
been involved they would have seen how thier son was treated and what
their
son was capable of.
Unless there is a lot more to this that posted shame on the Disablity
Rights Law Center. They should be putting their effort in employment and
accomodations for all with disabilities not a pity party assist to lazy
parents who do not get involved.
"Fred Goodwin, CMA" <fgoodwin@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Parents File Lawsuit Against Boy Scout Troop
>
> http://cbs2.com/local/local_story_229153706.html
>
> Aug 17, 2006 12:28 pm US/Pacific
>
> (CBS) LOS ANGELES The parents of a high-functioning autistic boy plan
> to re-file a discrimination lawsuit Thursday against a Pacific
> Palisades Boy Scout troop.
>
> The lawsuit claims the troop would not let the 11-year-old boy go to
> scout meetings or on a camping trip unless his father came along, and
> that as a result, he was unable to move to the next scouting level.
>
> The head of Boy Scouts of America's Western Los Angeles County Council,
> Ross Harrop, said the organization is "dedicated to meeting the needs
> of its individual scouts, and has a history of reaching out to families
> with special needs children."
>
> The federal suit is being brought on the family's behalf by the
> Disability Rights Law Center.
>
> N. Jane DuBovy said in a statement that she and her husband "know that
> our child is capable of handling the rigors of scouting with minor
> accommodations."
>
> The suit, filed Wednesday, was refused by the court for a technical
> reason when it alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities
> Act, negligence and intentional infliction of emotional distress, when
> it
>
> It was refiled this Thursday, said Brenda McGann of the disability law
> center.
>
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