Yes, meltdowns are what my daughter has. To other parents, she is just "throwing a tantrum" and "being a brat". They don't understand that she acts this way when she is tired and overwhelmed. She doesn't have them often, but she does have them occasionally.

I believe Girl Scouts receives some federal funding, and so they are required to comply with the ADA (Americans with Disabilities). I believe ADHD is considered a disability by the ADA, does anyone know??

I realized now that a few of the moms are planning to form a new troop in the fall, and I know they are doing this to exclude my daughter. There are no other troops in the area that she can join. I know if I ask the Council about it, though, they will probably tell me to Juliette her. Juliette means that a Girl Scout earns badges and attends Girl Scout functions on her own, without being in a troop. I wouldn't mind doing this, but the fact is my daughter will see her former troop members at these functions, and ask why she isn't included in the troop anymore. It will make her feel ostracized and excluded. Because at age six, she didn't always exhibit perfect behavior.

To be honest, some of the other girls in the troop were poorly behaved, but it never got commented on. And some were physically too rough with each other, which is something my daughter never did (my daughter does not ever touch anyone or roughhouse with other kids). One of the troop girls jumped on my back when I was pregnant, and I had placenta previa which posed a danger to my pregnancy. I could have wound up in the hospital if something had happened. I did not make an issue of it at the time. I guess my point about that is that I've been extremely accommodating and forgiving, while I haven't been granted the same consideration by these parents.

Also, some of these moms are on my facebook friend list, as we had all friended each other last year when I formed our troop. Should I just remove them all? I don't feel comfortable with what is going on.

Also if anyone has experience with scouting, can they really exclude my daughter like this based on one incident? I thought a kid had to do something really horrible to get kicked out of scouting.