mrsarett
June 9th, 2015, 08:28 PM
I recently got in trouble in my Boy Scout troop for hugging one of the younger scouts. I am 17. Hugging people is not out of the norm for me. I hug my friends to say hi and bye. I hug someone when they're upset or if something real good happens. I hug everyone. And whenever someone had a problem with it, they told me, and I respectfully stop. This kid reported it to his parents and the parent told the troop leader. If I hug everyone and respectfully stop when requested, can this one act be
Considered sexual harassment? The hug had no sexual meaning or purpos. It was a happy/greeting hug. There was nothing that it was unwanted. So, am I at fault? I'm really scared because it might affect me achieving Eagle Scout. In my youth group everybody hugs. It's just a thing everyone does. And everyone in that youth group has said that they will meet someone and hug them out of habit. There are implicit rules about adults in scouting not hugging scouts, but as a 17 year old I am still a scout and therefore see every other scout as a friend/peer. Obviously I would view that differently after I turn 18. What do I do.
Considered sexual harassment? The hug had no sexual meaning or purpos. It was a happy/greeting hug. There was nothing that it was unwanted. So, am I at fault? I'm really scared because it might affect me achieving Eagle Scout. In my youth group everybody hugs. It's just a thing everyone does. And everyone in that youth group has said that they will meet someone and hug them out of habit. There are implicit rules about adults in scouting not hugging scouts, but as a 17 year old I am still a scout and therefore see every other scout as a friend/peer. Obviously I would view that differently after I turn 18. What do I do.