I was wondering if Scout Groups could be wayspots in the Uk theres one not too far from me which has been recently rejected so I was wondering if it Scout Groups did not meet the criteria.
Hello and Welcome @Mogmed
Scout groups fall under the K-12 intelligently. The rule is really focused on areas that are primarily for kids that are 18 or under.
It is mentioned briefly in a clarification:
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Oh I see thank you although they offer programs from 6-25 ages im assuming since it is a gated area it wont be allowed. Thank you for your help.
No problem. It’s a good question. Please feel free to share other ideas or even your general area (if you are comfortable doing so). Folks here really enjoy helping people get new wayspots 
Also note that gated things/places don’t necessarily mean they are ineligible.
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Being a Cub then a Scout (over 40 years ago) this is one of the things I considered. I had remembered the ruling as just Schools but I took a look on the forums first and noticed the full criteria.
Guess the things I learned as a Cub / Scout has long since gone as I wasn’t prepared… 
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I think the guidance used to be more focused on schools, I’ve seen plenty of scouting and guiding wayspots about, some of which predate PoGo. I don’t personally feel like hunting them down..
I take the guidance as meaning anything targeted at under-18s, not just schools. There is of course a grey area, as some people do accept scout huts, and playgrounds and soft-play centres are generally acceptable.
I think the dividing line is places where /families/ go and places where children are dropped off at. The former is OK; the latter is not.
Scout huts (etc) appear in review; I reject them, but don’t check if they end up being added.
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Well yes, playgrounds are a staple of Wayfarer.
I think that the point with schools - and possibly why they were specifically mentioned - is to stop kids playing PoGo when they should be concentrating on lessons. It does also keep non-pupils away from school grounds where they don’t have a right of access, i.e. to dissuade trespassing. I don’t think the K-12 rule is about not having players anywhere there might be kids.
I don’t know, but I would expect it’s more about not encouraging groups of adult to hang around at schools, scout huts and other places which are meant for children. Standing next to a school, staring at your phone and typing into it can be problematic.
The rule definitely doesn’t prevent having players anywhere there might be kids, just certain types of location.
Where I live…..Standing out side a school waiting and not staring at your phone typing would be the behaviour considered problematic.
But yes unfortunately we are where we are on a global basis with under 18s and schools.
So yes a dedicated scout or guide hut is not allowed.
Aw. That’s sad. I hadn’t nominated it yet but had thought we could nominate our Scout Hall as it is also a community use hall. It would possibly get more people to know that we still exist in the area. But yeah it makes sense I guess. Just really annoying when there’s limited things that even remotely would count and then they dwindle quickly due to different reasons 
