Supervision at cub sleepover

[Miggins]

My so has just come home from a cub sleepover at the cub hut. He told me that the cubs slept in the cub hut whilst all the cub leaders slept in a separate building next door but not adjoining. Also, the cub hut was left unlocked all night. I am absolutely fuming at this lack of supervision and just want to know if others would feel the same?

If I were a cub leader I would be inclined to say 'that does it, I'm not doing sleepovers'! I suggest that before your children go any further in the organisation you acquaint yourself with the rules-they change with age.

if they were camping, there wouldn't be locks, would there?

My dd (7) just had a great weekend at church retreat, sharing a room with 3 other girls. I wouldn't want an adult other than her dad or myself sharing sleeping accommodation tbh....

Would you have expected them to share a tent with a leader? or to have a lockable tent?

YABU and please don't complain. Whingey parents are one of the reasons why fewer people volunteer these days.

at 'lockable tent'. Ffs, there are very stringent guidelines for scouting activities. Scouting is designed to encourage and foster independence in young people. YA DEFINITELY BU. Maybe scouting isn't the right activity for your children if you are so paranoid

I am a Cub leader, most winters we do a "Camp" where there are 3 cabins, 1 for girls, 1 for boys and 1 for leaders. The Cubs need to leave the cabins to use the toilets and to come and tell us that someone is talking and wont let them sleep We have never had any problems or had a parent tell us they are unhappy with this. As others have said we are not allowed to sleep in the same room as the Cubs.

As others have said this is standard policy. My understanding is that each section can only share accommodation with other members of their section. A scout cannot stay in the same tent as an explorer even though a scout may only be 6 months younger than their explorer friend. I assume the policy is the same with scouts and cubs. Boys and girls must be separate too. The volunteers would leave themselves open to allegations if they shared.

If you dont like it you can volunteer to be a cub leader and give up your weekends/free time.

Whats4 - the kids would still be sleeping alone if she volunteered - tis policy. Imagine this another way round op... 'male cub leader slept in the bunk above my 10 year old dd. Aibu to be furious?' you can't expect leaders to put themselves in that position.

The real issue is how much longer will trips like this happen if people can be 'Absolutely Fuming' when the leaders have worked really hard, given up their time and done a good job.

OP please take your child out of cubs, you're going ruin it for the rest of us!!!

Sorry, missed a question mark.

I think I would have been surprised. I dont know why

Yalu, scouting is well known to promote independence, it is run by volounteers and your subs barely cover the insurance.
At that age these kids are capable or you wouldn't be sending them.

shatners. As far as I'm aware a girl can share a tent with boys on a scouting activity. If only one girl is attending the event she is not to sleep alone so is meant to go With the boys. It is something as a leader within the organisation I would never let happen (encouraging girl to bring a friend/sister or borrowing another leaders daughter to sleep in with her, but those are the rules.

As others have said, they aren't allowed in the same room. I wouldn't want to sleep in the same room as my scouts either!

43 is correct, they can only share with their own section, or I assume so from what happens at our camps. We had to keep Explorers and Network on separate areas of the site too, though I think that had more to do with the alcohol Network bought with them then sections!

Agree with everyone else. The Leaders did exactly what they should have done and followed the policy and rules they needed to.

OP - I hope you thanked the leaders for their time over the weekend ensuring this activity could take place.

Don't fume, volunteer.