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The high risk of sex abuse in volunteer youth organizations has been recognized, [2] and, in 1988, the BSA created a sex abuse education and prevention program called the Youth Protection program to help address the problem. [3] [4] There were around 2,000 reported cases of abuse within the Boy Scouts of America prior to 1994. [5] [6]
Sexual harassment in the workplace in US labor law has been considered a form of discrimination on the basis of sex in the United States since the mid-1970s. [1] [2] There are two forms of sexual harassment recognized by United States law: quid pro quo sexual harassment (requiring an employee to tolerate sexual harassment to keep their job, receive a tangible benefit, or avoid punishment) and ...
[1] [2] Founded in 1980, by 1991 there were 200 COPE courses offered across the United States. [3] During non-summer camp months, Project COPE courses have been made available to high schools, [4] and to private groups for team building. [5] The project has also been part of at least one program to reduce recidivism among nonviolent juvenile ...
Boy Scouts of America et al. v. Dale, 530 U.S. 640 (2000), was a landmark decision of the US Supreme Court, decided on June 28, 2000, that held that the constitutional right to freedom of association allowed the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) to exclude a homosexual person from membership in spite of a state law requiring equal treatment of homosexuals in public accommodations.
The Boy Scouts of America is an organization run by volunteers, however the day-to-day administration is performed by a staff of professional (or career) Scouters. The organization has professional staffing at every level—district, council, regional and national.
The Boy Scouts of America (BSA), one of the largest private youth organizations in the United States, has policies which prohibit those who are not willing to subscribe to the BSA's Declaration of Religious Principle, which has been interpreted by some as banning atheists, [1] and, until January 2014, prohibited all "known or avowed homosexuals", from membership in its Scouting program. [2]
2. Hoppin’ John. Southerners are usually eating Hoppin’ John (a simmery mix of black-eyed peas and rice) on New Year's Day. Like most “vegetable” recipes from around this area, it contains ...
[2] [3] [4] Research has also investigated the impact of the larger organizational context of bullying, as well as the group-level dynamics that contribute to the occurrence and persistence of bullying behavior. [5] Bullying can be covert or overt, sometimes unnoticed by superiors while also being widely known throughout an organization.