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Two-deep Leadership and No One-on-one Contact
All trips and outings must be supervised by two adults — this is one BSA-registered leader and another adult (such as a parent of one of the scouts). One of the adults must be at least 21 years old. In some cases with proper planning, patrols may hold their own youth-only activities (such as service projects or day hikes) without adult supervision. Overnight activities must have two-deep adult supervision.
Regular unit meetings may be held with just a registered leader and multiple boys.Footnote One-on-one contact between adults and youth is not allowed. Any meeting should be held in view of another adult and youth. A youth shall never be alone with an adult.
Official Youth Protection Training is required for all BSA registered volunteers every two years. They must submit the certificate with their registration (or rechartering) application (as discussed later in this chapter).
Some chartering organizations, such as the Roman Catholic and LDS churches, have more stringent policies (including additional background checks) that should be followed if you are registered with their units.
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