> Five scouts, three girls and a two boys are on a hike camp, all aged 13,
> one of the girls 14.  They have a 3 person tent, a 2 person tent and a
> nylon 'tarp' for storing kit/ cooking....    Just before the second night
> one girl leaves as planned.   When the leader visits about 6pm there was
> only one other (unconnected) adult & son camping on the small wooded scout
> owned site. It is a horrible damp evening, but the 4 scouts are together
> in the bigger tent chatting and laughing innocently, having just made a
> percussion orchestra out of lids, pegs, poles, packets etc....   After
> checking they had everything they needed, were clearly happy and were
> clear about the next day's route, the leader left.  He was camping a about
> a mile away, with younger scouts on a different site. Both had working
> mobile phones.

> All four youngsters get on well together, have known each other since
> junior school and cubs, the parents of three are quite close, except the
> parents of an African girl, who are quite strict.

> The next day when everyone met-up the four said quite openly and casually
> to the leader that they had all decided to sleep in the bigger tent, 'As
> it was horrible weather and a bit scary.'

> 1. Tell them it was 'wrong' and unacceptable?
> 2. Tell them not to tell anyone ?
> 3. Make a point of telling the parents?
> 4. It's OK for these kids who are good friends, but not for others ?
> 5. So what?....Do nothing?
> 6. Tell the leader it is unacceptable?