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Boy Scouts of America changing name to more inclusive Scouting America after years of woes
![Ted S. Warren FILE - Merit badges and a rainbow-colored neckerchief slider are affixed on a Boy Scout uniform outside the headquarters of Amazon in Seattle. The U.S. organization, which now welcomes girls into the program and allows them to work toward the coveted Eagle Scout rank, announced Tuesday, May 7, 2024, that it will change its name to Scouting America as it focuses on inclusion. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/f07831a96a414799a3b81589acf4cd6d/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Merit badges and a rainbow-colored neckerchief slider are affixed on a Boy Scout uniform outside the headquarters of Amazon in Seattle. The U.S. organization, which now welcomes girls into the program and allows them to work toward the coveted Eagle Scout rank, announced Tuesday, May 7, 2024, that it will change its name to Scouting America as it focuses on inclusion. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
![Tony Gutierrez Roger Krone, president and chief executive officer of the Boy Scouts of America, responds to questions during an interview at the organizations headquarters in Irving, Texas, Monday, April 29, 2024. The Boy Scouts of America is changing its name for the first time in its 114-year history and will become Scouting America. It's a significant shift as the organization emerges from bankruptcy following a flood of sexual abuse claims and seeks to focus on inclusion.(AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c3c671e6fbf9479594e7a53d24562daa/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Roger Krone, president and chief executive officer of the Boy Scouts of America, responds to questions during an interview at the organizations headquarters in Irving, Texas, Monday, April 29, 2024. The Boy Scouts of America is changing its name for the first time in its 114-year history and will become Scouting America. It's a significant shift as the organization emerges from bankruptcy following a flood of sexual abuse claims and seeks to focus on inclusion.(AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
![Kevin Kolczynski Selby Chipman, 20-year-old, speaks to the Boys Scouts of America annual meeting in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Chipman, a student at the University of Missouri, is an inaugural female Eagle Scout and the Assistant Scoutmaster for an all girls troop 8219 in Oak Ridge, N.C. The Boy Scouts of America is changing its name for the first time in its 114-year history and will become Scouting America. (AP Photo/Kevin Kolczynski)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/35c55fadb9194fd3b58375fdb2edb8ea/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Selby Chipman, 20-year-old, speaks to the Boys Scouts of America annual meeting in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Chipman, a student at the University of Missouri, is an inaugural female Eagle Scout and the Assistant Scoutmaster for an all girls troop 8219 in Oak Ridge, N.C. The Boy Scouts of America is changing its name for the first time in its 114-year history and will become Scouting America. (AP Photo/Kevin Kolczynski)
![Christopher Millette FILE - A Boy Scout uniform is displayed, Feb. 18, 2020, in the retail store at the headquarters for the French Creek Council of the Boy Scouts of America in Summit Township, Erie County, Pa. The U.S. organization, which now welcomes girls into the program and allows them to work toward the coveted Eagle Scout rank, announced Tuesday, May 7, 2024, that it will change its name to Scouting America as it focuses on inclusion. (Christopher Millette/Erie Times-News via AP, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/779ded1af25242679af8558ac2b8cfb5/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - A Boy Scout uniform is displayed, Feb. 18, 2020, in the retail store at the headquarters for the French Creek Council of the Boy Scouts of America in Summit Township, Erie County, Pa. The U.S. organization, which now welcomes girls into the program and allows them to work toward the coveted Eagle Scout rank, announced Tuesday, May 7, 2024, that it will change its name to Scouting America as it focuses on inclusion. (Christopher Millette/Erie Times-News via AP, File)
![Lm Otero FILE - Cars drive past the Boys Scouts of America headquarters in Irving, Texas, Feb. 12, 2020. The U.S. organization, which now welcomes girls into the program and allows them to work toward the coveted Eagle Scout rank, announced Tuesday, May 7, 2024, that it will change its name to Scouting America as it focuses on inclusion. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/80c260d8bcb645c886ad8881e04c21cb/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Cars drive past the Boys Scouts of America headquarters in Irving, Texas, Feb. 12, 2020. The U.S. organization, which now welcomes girls into the program and allows them to work toward the coveted Eagle Scout rank, announced Tuesday, May 7, 2024, that it will change its name to Scouting America as it focuses on inclusion. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
![Tony Gutierrez Roger Krone, president and chief executive officer of the Boy Scouts of America, poses at the organizations headquarters in Irving, Texas, Monday, April 29, 2024. The Boy Scouts of America is changing its name for the first time in its 114-year history and will become Scouting America. It's a significant shift as the organization emerges from bankruptcy following a flood of sexual abuse claims and seeks to focus on inclusion. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/9b8a12009b644bdc8110bdbd03318309/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Roger Krone, president and chief executive officer of the Boy Scouts of America, poses at the organizations headquarters in Irving, Texas, Monday, April 29, 2024. The Boy Scouts of America is changing its name for the first time in its 114-year history and will become Scouting America. It's a significant shift as the organization emerges from bankruptcy following a flood of sexual abuse claims and seeks to focus on inclusion. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
![Christopher Millette FILE - A sign marks the headquarters for the French Creek Council of the Boy Scouts of America in Summit Township in Erie County, Pa. The U.S. organization, which now welcomes girls into the program and allows them to work toward the coveted Eagle Scout rank, announced Tuesday, May 7, 2024, that it will change its name to Scouting America as it focuses on inclusion. (Christopher Millette/Erie Times-News via AP, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/ee294def8e4746699ceba8d863b289be/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - A sign marks the headquarters for the French Creek Council of the Boy Scouts of America in Summit Township in Erie County, Pa. The U.S. organization, which now welcomes girls into the program and allows them to work toward the coveted Eagle Scout rank, announced Tuesday, May 7, 2024, that it will change its name to Scouting America as it focuses on inclusion. (Christopher Millette/Erie Times-News via AP, File)
![Lm Otero FILE - A woman walks out of the Boy Scouts of America national headquarters building in Irving, Texas, Nov. 1, 2019. The U.S. organization, which now welcomes girls into the program and allows them to work toward the coveted Eagle Scout rank, announced Tuesday, May 7, 2024, that it will change its name to Scouting America as it focuses on inclusion. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/18da9e07e794483a952c196c2668482e/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - A woman walks out of the Boy Scouts of America national headquarters building in Irving, Texas, Nov. 1, 2019. The U.S. organization, which now welcomes girls into the program and allows them to work toward the coveted Eagle Scout rank, announced Tuesday, May 7, 2024, that it will change its name to Scouting America as it focuses on inclusion. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
![Kevin Kolczynski Selby Chipman, 20-year-old, speaks at the Boys Scouts of America annual meeting in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday, May 7, 2024. The Boy Scouts of America is changing its name for the first time in its 114-year history and will become Scouting America. (AP Photo/Kevin Kolczynski)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/803bd4514c744356b18bfca6ed2c1e9e/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Selby Chipman, 20-year-old, speaks at the Boys Scouts of America annual meeting in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday, May 7, 2024. The Boy Scouts of America is changing its name for the first time in its 114-year history and will become Scouting America. (AP Photo/Kevin Kolczynski)
![Kevin Kolczynski Selby Chipman, 20-years-old, speaks to the Boys Scouts of America annual meeting in Orlando, Fla. Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Chipman, a student at the University of Missouri, is and Inaugural female Eagle Scout and the Assistant Scoutmaster for an all girls troop 8219 in Oak Ridge, NC. The Boy Scouts of America is changing its name to Scouting America for the first time in its 114-year history. (AP Photo/Kevin Kolczynski)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/dca8db9105964f9a92095452cb21f9fb/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Selby Chipman, 20-years-old, speaks to the Boys Scouts of America annual meeting in Orlando, Fla. Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Chipman, a student at the University of Missouri, is and Inaugural female Eagle Scout and the Assistant Scoutmaster for an all girls troop 8219 in Oak Ridge, NC. The Boy Scouts of America is changing its name to Scouting America for the first time in its 114-year history. (AP Photo/Kevin Kolczynski)
![Kevin Kolczynski Selby Chipman, 20-year-old, speaks to the Boys Scouts of America annual meeting in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Chipman, a student at the University of Missouri, is an Inaugural female Eagle Scout and the Assistant Scoutmaster for an all girls troop 8219 in Oak Ridge, N.C. The Boy Scouts of America is changing its name for the first time in its 114-year history and will become Scouting America. (AP Photo/Kevin Kolczynski)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/58296e8872cc479e97ecb43532f31608/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Selby Chipman, 20-year-old, speaks to the Boys Scouts of America annual meeting in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Chipman, a student at the University of Missouri, is an Inaugural female Eagle Scout and the Assistant Scoutmaster for an all girls troop 8219 in Oak Ridge, N.C. The Boy Scouts of America is changing its name for the first time in its 114-year history and will become Scouting America. (AP Photo/Kevin Kolczynski)
![Tony Gutierrez Roger Krone, president and chief executive officer of the Boy Scouts of America, responds to questions during an interview at the organizations headquarters in Irving, Texas, Monday, April 29, 2024. The Boy Scouts of America is changing its name for the first time in its 114-year history and will become Scouting America. It's a significant shift as the organization emerges from bankruptcy following a flood of sexual abuse claims and seeks to focus on inclusion. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/9beae629cecb47ea9006ae198d6c49a5/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Roger Krone, president and chief executive officer of the Boy Scouts of America, responds to questions during an interview at the organizations headquarters in Irving, Texas, Monday, April 29, 2024. The Boy Scouts of America is changing its name for the first time in its 114-year history and will become Scouting America. It's a significant shift as the organization emerges from bankruptcy following a flood of sexual abuse claims and seeks to focus on inclusion. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
![Kevin Kolczynski Selby Chipman, 20-year-old, speaks to the Boys Scouts of America annual meeting in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Chipman, a student at the University of Missouri, is an inaugural female Eagle Scout and the Assistant Scoutmaster for an all girls troop 8219 in Oak Ridge, N.C. The Boy Scouts of America is changing its name for the first time in its 114-year history and will become Scouting America. (AP Photo/Kevin Kolczynski)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/aaadba6ce1f44a69984d131029d4a82d/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Selby Chipman, 20-year-old, speaks to the Boys Scouts of America annual meeting in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Chipman, a student at the University of Missouri, is an inaugural female Eagle Scout and the Assistant Scoutmaster for an all girls troop 8219 in Oak Ridge, N.C. The Boy Scouts of America is changing its name for the first time in its 114-year history and will become Scouting America. (AP Photo/Kevin Kolczynski)
![Kevin Kolczynski Selby Chipman, 20-year-old, speaks at the Boys Scouts of America annual meeting in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Chipman, a student at the University of Missouri, is an Inaugural Female Eagle Scout and the Assistant Scoutmaster for an all girls troop 8219 in Oak Ridge, N.C. The Boy Scouts of America is changing its name for the first time in its 114-year history and will become Scouting America. (AP Photo/Kevin Kolczynski)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/87074e82d157476c8af45e387838b1f3/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Selby Chipman, 20-year-old, speaks at the Boys Scouts of America annual meeting in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Chipman, a student at the University of Missouri, is an Inaugural Female Eagle Scout and the Assistant Scoutmaster for an all girls troop 8219 in Oak Ridge, N.C. The Boy Scouts of America is changing its name for the first time in its 114-year history and will become Scouting America. (AP Photo/Kevin Kolczynski)
![Kevin Kolczynski Selby Chipman, 20-year-old, speaks at the Boys Scouts of America annual meeting in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Chipman, a student at the University of Missouri, is an Inaugural Female Eagle Scout and the Assistant Scoutmaster for an all girls troop 8219 in Oak Ridge, N.C. The Boy Scouts of America is changing its name for the first time in its 114-year history and will become Scouting America. (AP Photo/Kevin Kolczynski)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c97f8802953a40ddae8af22a022e4d58/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Selby Chipman, 20-year-old, speaks at the Boys Scouts of America annual meeting in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Chipman, a student at the University of Missouri, is an Inaugural Female Eagle Scout and the Assistant Scoutmaster for an all girls troop 8219 in Oak Ridge, N.C. The Boy Scouts of America is changing its name for the first time in its 114-year history and will become Scouting America. (AP Photo/Kevin Kolczynski)