Girl Scout Service Centers - Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta

Grounds for Dismissal
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4. The service unit director responsible for overseeing the volunteer is responsible for notifying their membership specialist
at GSGATL of the situation. The membership specialist then noti�es the Director of Membership and/or Director of
Volunteer Experience, who, after reviewing the facts, may ask the volunteer to step down from the position.
5. Background checks include a time frame of seven years; therefore, it is appropriate that the volunteer must be dismissed
or put in a position restricted from working with girls for a minimum of seven years from the disposition of the o�ense.
The length of this time frame and all other considerations related to the volunteer’s position are within the sole discretion
of GSGATL.
9C. Procedures: Restriction of Leadership Activities
1. If a current Girl Scout leader or assistant leader is convicted of a misdemeanor DUI, DWI, or possession of a controlled
substance charge, the volunteer will be asked by the membership specialist to resign from a position as leader or assistant
leader. The volunteer may continue to serve in a capacity working with adults and not girls, and at no time should the
volunteer be responsible for driving Girl Scout members.
2. In keeping with the denial guidelines for incoming volunteers, an ongoing volunteer with such a conviction should not
be allowed to become a leader or assistant leader while the incident is within the last seven years. At the end of this time
frame, it is within the sole discretion of GSGATL to determine whether the volunteer can again be placed in a leadership
position working with the girls.
9D. Procedures: Dismissal of Short-term and Episodic Volunteers
1. Volunteers who are not in a troop leadership role or report to service unit directors may be dismissed from GSGATL or
asked to resign from a position working with girls if convicted of any felony or a misdemeanor o�ense in the Grounds
for Dismissal list. It is in the discretion of GSGATL whether to allow the volunteer to continue in any capacity, though
short-term volunteers are sometimes moved into a more appropriate volunteer opportunity within GSGATL that is not
relevant to the o�ense.
2. The appropriate sta� member responsible for overseeing the volunteer is responsible for notifying the Director of
Volunteer Experience and/or the Director of Membership at GSGATL of the situation. After reviewing the facts, the
Director of Volunteer Experience and/or Director of Membership may then ask the volunteer to step down from the
position or move into a more appropriate volunteer role.
3. Background checks typically include a time frame of seven years, it is appropriate that the volunteer must be dismissed
or put in a position restricted from working with girls for a minimum of seven years from the disposition of the o�ense.
The length of this time frame and all other considerations related to the volunteer’s position are within the sole discretion
of GSGATL.
9E. Procedure: Restriction of Fiduciary Responsibilities
For misdemeanor crimes involving theft, fraud, or forgery, in the event that the person is allowed to continue as a volunteer, that
person will be restricted from management of Girl Scout money.
9F. Procedure: Arrests
Arrests of current volunteers that are brought to GSGATL’s attention will be handled in a similar manner to open warrants and
pending charges for prospective volunteers. The activities of the volunteer will be restricted while GSGATL researches the matter. It
is in the discretion of GSGATL to determine whether the person should be suspended from all volunteer positions or will be allowed
to continue.
22 Volunteer Essentials