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Field Trips: Again, a Source of Confusion

Or are they?

I will be writing a larger story about the annual Garfield field trip for their Marine Biology class.  (The school has been taking this trip for about 40 years and many students have said it was a catalyst to their interest in going into the field.) 

For right now, though, I thought it valid to state how this issue might be an issue for other schools AND the continuing need for the district to be clear on field trip policy.

I am waiting for feedback to my questions from district communications but here's the confusion that I have concern about for these parents (and other parents).

1) Someone told the parents the trip was on.  It wasn't the teacher but someone did.  The parents all put down a non-refundable deposit based on that information only to see the district say no, the trip was off.

You could understand how parents could be upset for a couple of reasons.   One, losing money and two, their child's disappointment that a trip that was on is now off.

2) What I was told is that the district, possibly based on some behavior issues from past trips, decided a "supervisor" from the district had to go on the trip.  I am seeking to clarify what/who that can mean.

Apparently, Garfield could not find someone to fulfill this requirement, so the trip was off.

3) Parents then sought out a group, Post 24, which organizes just such trips.  The "school trip" was now not a school trip as it was now privately organized.

However, the teacher, Jonathan Stever, sought to join the students.  But the district said no because if he were there, then it was a school trip.  (Part of this issue is that the trip is two days on either side of the Spring break so that he would not be at school those four days, just as the students wouldn't be. Naturally, he would be using vacation time for those days.) 

Not only was he told he couldn't go; he was told if he did it would be "insubordination."  I'm not sure I think a teacher who has organized/created curriculum for a long-time trip is exactly being insubordinate in wanting to go.  He is not going but that seemed like a big stick to bring out to make sure he didn't.

So what I find puzzling is the lengths that the district seems to be going to prevent this trip. 

Ah, but then there is the news that the parents of a girl who went on the trip several years back and who suffered an accidental head injury are now going to sue the district over the accident.  (I believe the Times will be having this story published in the next couple of days.)

I wish the district would be clear on this issue.  Parents need to know the parameters about field trips and yet these issues keep coming up.  Whiplashing parents and students back and forth serves no one and frankly, makes the district look like their policies are weak and unclear.

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