Re: Spirited boys in cub scouts revisited


"Ericka Kammerer" <eek@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> bizby40 wrote:
>> "Barbara" <mom_2_one@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>
>>>I think the point that is being made is that BSA is a PRIVATE
>>>organization. That's why it gets to legally exclude gays and legally
>>>have a required religious component. If that's the case, they should
>>>be treated as any other PRIVATE organization, and should not be
>>>supported by taxpayer dollars. In other words, they should not get to
>>>use public facilities such as public schools and public school
>>>resources to recruit members and run their meetings.
>>
>> I already responded to this in my reply to Ericka. You
>> aren't saying anything new.
>
> I suspect if your public schools allow private
> organizations access, it's okay by their policies only
> because it hasn't been challenged in court. I suspect
> if someone did challenge it in court, it wouldn't
> survive inspection.

It's a very long-standing and well established policy,
especially among sports organizations, almost all of
which use school fields and gyms.

Bizby


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