The County Line
There is increasing speculation that Boy Scouts of America may soon file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. NBC News has attempted to learn about such a move by the long-respected youth organization, but is not reporting when a filing might come.
The Scouts have been very active in Hamilton County for decades. Bankruptcy would not mean closing down the Scouting operation. Chapter 11 provides time for reorganization of debt, or in the case of Scouts, time to work out lawsuits pending against the organization.
County Scout leaders say programs and projects will go on as usual while attorneys fight out the complaints brought by 11 young men who claim a scoutmaster in Chicago molested them in the 1980s.
The Boy Scouts’ insurance company has balked at paying claims brought by the alleged victims of convicted former scoutmaster Thomas Hacker. He is now deceased. There is apparently a belief that more lawsuits may follow.
The 110-year old Boy Scouts of America currently has 2,200,000 boys enrolled in its programs. There are nearly one million adult volunteers working in scouting nationwide.
Officially, the organization has had no comment on the legal problems.
Just asking –Can this quote from your column be correct? “The 110-year old Boy Scouts of America currently has 2,200,000 boys enrolled in its programs. There are nearly one million adult volunteers working in scouting nationwide.”
That is 1 adult volunteer to every 2.2 kids? That is a lot of adults!