Boy Scout officials say they don't track what happens to ousted troop leaders after abuse claims.
Boy Scout officials stressed that their child abuse tracking system works – in spite of the reports of more than 12,000 instances of abuse – because it is quick to kick out alleged offenders and keep them from re-joining the Scouts.
During a call with reporters Wednesday, Boy Scouts of America leaders explained their internal volunteer screening database, which has been in place for decades, and detailed how they have “a really low threshold" for putting someone in that database. However, that low threshold was pointed to as the reason why the database is kept private. While Surbaugh said that every claim or accusation is reported to"the proper authorities,” Erin Eisner, BSA’s chief strategy officer, said that they don’t follow up with what happens to the ex-troop leaders once they’ve reported the claims to law enforcement.
When asked why they don’t notify their communities of offenses made by ex-scout leaders, Eisner said that convictions are public record but"we don’t do any tracking after they are out of our program."One of the bigger initiatives the BSA is publicly calling for is the creation of a national registry , which would stop offending troop leaders from joining other groups that work with children.
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