A Girl Scout's family is suing for $30 million over what started as a cookie dispute. Kayla Cody was kicked out of her troop in Brooklyn, NY, after her mom questioned the use of the money raised from selling Girl Scout cookies, according to the New York Post.
Kayla's mother, Jacquelyne Cody, claimed that the girls voted on how to use the money they raised from cookie sales, and that they'd decided on a party. But, instead, the troop leader used the cash for a camping trip, according to the report, which points out that Kayla sold more than 80 boxes of cookies.
Though Kayla, then 9 years old, was allowed to rejoin the troop after being kicked out of a meeting in 2013, troop leader Maggie Rene refused to let her enroll the following year, according to the report. Cody told The Post her daughter was shut out because she, "asked too many questions about money."
Kayla's family filed two complaints with the state Division of Human Rights, but they were dismissed. The family has now taken their case to the county's Supreme Court.
"Every time my mother asks to fill out an application ... they tell my mother no," Kayla told The Post. "What am I supposed to say when I cannot hold back tears? I see the way people look at me when I cry. I thought Girl Scouts is supposed to empower girls, not make us feel bad."
A spokesperson for the Girl Scouts told the outlet that the complaints were "extensively investigated" and "the Girl Scouts would love to have Kayla back, and there are many troops she has been offered to join."
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