Originally Posted by
lizzywednesday
We aren't allowed to have Girl Scout overnights here; it's my understanding that local BSA troops & Cub Packs are bound by similar restrictions.
Heck, our GS Council doesn't allow indoor meetings & activities, so I took my troop online just ahead of the original hybrid learning date for our school district (we're currently 100% remote) to account for the increased exposure from any girls whose families chose hybrid vs remaining remote, the changing weather, and the upcoming Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays.
Of the 6 Scouts in my troop, I have two whose schools have returned to in-person school (one's at a small Catholic school; the other's in a different school district); one whose family attends in-person church services (in a town where the local PD won't enforce gathering limits); one whose mother over-schedules her (so she's pretty much booked every weeknight and most of the weekends; though all of her activities have moved to virtual, so mom is overwhelmed by email times 3); one whose in-school status I'm not entirely sure about (I'm pretty sure her district is also 100% remote); and DD, who will remain 100% virtual through the spring because we're trying to limit our exposure to unknowns for the ILs' sakes (ILs are over 70; MIL is in remission from leukemia while FIL has heart issues.)
We're hopeful that numbers will be low enough in the spring to resume outdoor, in-person meetings so they can practice their campfire building skills, but we don't expect to be allowed to stay overnight until 2022 the earliest.