My DS (8) has been going to Scouting groups since he was 6. He LOVES it. Recently though there's been a handful of new kids starting and they are "difficult". Actually...they're vile. Hyper, screaming and SO rude to the adults (we have a rolling rota to help out, so I've seen this first hand).
My DS has started saying he doesn't want to go anymore. I have persuaded him to go along the last few times because he really used to love it. I feel like you can't just quit stuff because there are people you don't like involved (I can't stand some of my colleagues but I still have to work). This week he cried though and refused to go. He said they teased him last week because he doesn't play Minecraft, which made him feel sad.
I don't really know how to handle this. He really did love it, and it's just these kids who are causing a problem. I have mentioned it to the leader who acknowledged the issue but he can't/is unwilling to ask them to leave. He tells them off but it seems to bounce off them. Work commitments mean we can't move groups either.
DS is a very quiet, shy and quite sensitive kid. I think he's probably reacting to this situation in a more extreme way than other children would. I feel really sad that something he loves has been hijacked by kids who are so horrible, but I also want to help him learn that you can't let bullies win.
Am I being unreasonable to keep pushing him to go along? How long do we keep trying before quitting?