“One-on-one contact between adults and youth members is not permitted. In situations that require personal conferences, such as a Scoutmaster’s conference, the meeting is to be conducted in view of other adults and youths.”
This can be thought of as an extension of the “two deep leadership” rule. There should be at least two adults present at all scouting functions involving youth. This serves not only to protect the youth members; it also protects the leader from any false accusations.
I have found that having more than one adult present usually makes it easier to carry on Cub Scout events anyway. In fact, in our Pack, we encourage parents to stay at all our Cub Scouting events when possible because they tend to be more committed to the program when they are there, and the leaders usually appreciate having adults available to help out.
