Volunteer Screening - High School Students

[rbayer]

While I don't know what FIRST's views on the matter would be, Boy Scouts of America requires everyone over 18 (including HS seniors) to go through a similar process. What's so magical about the number 18? I honestly don't know, except that it means you're a legally independant entity.

Just my 2c.

[Greg Ross]

Originally Posted by rbayer

While I don't know what FIRST's views on the matter would be, Boy Scouts of America requires everyone over 18 (including HS seniors) to go through a similar process. What's so magical about the number 18? I honestly don't know, except that it means you're a legally independant entity.

Just my 2c.

Just to clarify, the Boy Scouts of America program is for boys aged 11 to 17. At age 18, a "boy" is no longer eligible to be a scout. If he continues with a troop, it is as an adult leader, and he undergoes the same checks as other adult leaders. It's not as if scouts fall into under/over age 18 categories, and only the ones over age 18 are required to have checks done.