Are we going to have field trips ever again?

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Anonymous wrote:Op here. I'm so glad so many of your schools are doing field trips. I am aware that this is happening-that is why I asked the question. My question was for those of you whose schools are not having field trips, have they mentioned they would start them again next year?

Principal and teachers. They are a nightmare to organize so many don't want to do them.

It should not be up to each principal or teacher. That’s not fair. This is why there’s a difference between school clusters even though we are all supposed to be under one district (mcps).

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Anonymous wrote:I am a sad parent of a Kindergartener who got no field trips, class parties or school functions this year. The school was locked down like Fort Know. I never even got to go in the office or to her classroom. That principal is leaving this year and I pray the next one allows the kids to have fun. Meanwhile, at my school, 2nd grade and up went on field trips and we had 3 class parties. All of our school functions continued as normal. Very unfair.

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A couple of things to mention here. Buses have been much harder to get this year. School bus drivers have had to fill in more for absent drivers, so that means they are less able to do field trips during the day.

Private coach buses run about $2000 each per day right now. A lot of schools just couldn't justify the expense.

As other have mentioned staff have been overwhelmed this year. Planning field trips takes a lot of time, communication and paperwork.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid's elementary still hasn't gone on a single field trip since Covid. I know they are "allowed" now so clearly they have made the decision as a school not to.

If your elementary school has also had no fields trips have they given any indication about next year?

Our elementary school just had a trip to the kids museum. It was really wonderful

That's not a field trip. That's a political pay back to Josh Starr. He's on the board and the company is owned by Joftus' wife.

I'm sorry you feel you have to politicize this but my kids really enjoyed it and found it educational. It's an amazing resource that benefits our children.

Sorry you were a pawn in MoCo politics. Facts are facts. How much did you pay for your child to be a political pawn?

The fact is that's a very convenient place to take kids on a field trip which is both fun and educational. Sorry you can't see past your blind hatred of public educaiton.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid's elementary still hasn't gone on a single field trip since Covid. I know they are "allowed" now so clearly they have made the decision as a school not to.

If your elementary school has also had no fields trips have they given any indication about next year?

Our elementary school just had a trip to the kids museum. It was really wonderful

That's not a field trip. That's a political pay back to Josh Starr. He's on the board and the company is owned by Joftus' wife.

I'm sorry you feel you have to politicize this but my kids really enjoyed it and found it educational. It's an amazing resource that benefits our children.

Sorry you were a pawn in MoCo politics. Facts are facts. How much did you pay for your child to be a political pawn?

Anonymous wrote:The fact is that's a very convenient place to take kids on a field trip which is both fun and educational. Sorry you can't see past your blind hatred of public educaiton.

Some people are irrationally blinded by hatred. Or something, but still irrationally.

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Anonymous wrote:Kids get more group field trips homeschooling. Parents plan about 1 each month, most kids attend. I can’t imagine not having any all year. Very sad.

I agree, forcing children to isolate themselves from their peers all under the guise of "home schooling" IS incredibly sad. Child abuse is always sad.

Its not child abuse but its a pointless comment. This person keeps coming on the MCPS board talking about homeschooling when it has zero relevance. If you are homeschooling you should be doing more than once a month.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid's elementary still hasn't gone on a single field trip since Covid. I know they are "allowed" now so clearly they have made the decision as a school not to.

If your elementary school has also had no fields trips have they given any indication about next year?

Our elementary school just had a trip to the kids museum. It was really wonderful

That's not a field trip. That's a political pay back to Josh Starr. He's on the board and the company is owned by Joftus' wife.

It's even more enjoyable after a few games of bocce!

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Anonymous wrote:My kid's elementary still hasn't gone on a single field trip since Covid. I know they are "allowed" now so clearly they have made the decision as a school not to.

If your elementary school has also had no fields trips have they given any indication about next year?

Our elementary school just had a trip to the kids museum. It was really wonderful

That's not a field trip. That's a political pay back to Josh Starr. He's on the board and the company is owned by Joftus' wife.

It's even more enjoyable after a few games of bocce!

Jesus. He’s a volunteer on the Board. He does it for her, I’m sure. He doesn’t profit off of KID Museum. I have no affiliation to KID beyond taking students there on field trips, but I can’t stand misinformation campaigns.

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Anonymous wrote:All other schools have been doing field trip, embrace the socialist republic of Montgomery

Yawn.

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Anonymous wrote:Op here. I'm so glad so many of your schools are doing field trips. I am aware that this is happening-that is why I asked the question. My question was for those of you whose schools are not having field trips, have they mentioned they would start them again next year?

Principal and teachers. They are a nightmare to organize so many don't want to do them.

It should not be up to each principal or teacher. That’s not fair. This is why there’s a difference between school clusters even though we are all supposed to be under one district (mcps).

Life is not fair. Feel free to coordinate, organize, plan and execute field trips for the entire class if they are that important to you.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid's elementary still hasn't gone on a single field trip since Covid. I know they are "allowed" now so clearly they have made the decision as a school not to.

If your elementary school has also had no fields trips have they given any indication about next year?

Our elementary school just had a trip to the kids museum. It was really wonderful

That's not a field trip. That's a political pay back to Josh Starr. He's on the board and the company is owned by Joftus' wife.

It's even more enjoyable after a few games of bocce!

Jesus. He’s a volunteer on the Board. He does it for her, I’m sure. He doesn’t profit off of KID Museum. I have no affiliation to KID beyond taking students there on field trips, but I can’t stand misinformation campaigns.

Of course, I was being sarcastic because these allegations are so laughable.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid's elementary still hasn't gone on a single field trip since Covid. I know they are "allowed" now so clearly they have made the decision as a school not to.

If your elementary school has also had no fields trips have they given any indication about next year?

Our elementary school just had a trip to the kids museum. It was really wonderful

That's not a field trip. That's a political pay back to Josh Starr. He's on the board and the company is owned by Joftus' wife.

It's even more enjoyable after a few games of bocce!

Jesus. He’s a volunteer on the Board. He does it for her, I’m sure. He doesn’t profit off of KID Museum. I have no affiliation to KID beyond taking students there on field trips, but I can’t stand misinformation campaigns.

Joshua Starr is on the board for who? her? Joshua Starr's wife worked there = profit. Scott Joftus' wife owns it = profit in the millions.
Sorry math is so hard for you.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid's elementary still hasn't gone on a single field trip since Covid. I know they are "allowed" now so clearly they have made the decision as a school not to.

If your elementary school has also had no fields trips have they given any indication about next year?

Our elementary school just had a trip to the kids museum. It was really wonderful

That's not a field trip. That's a political pay back to Josh Starr. He's on the board and the company is owned by Joftus' wife.

It's even more enjoyable after a few games of bocce!

Jesus. He’s a volunteer on the Board. He does it for her, I’m sure. He doesn’t profit off of KID Museum. I have no affiliation to KID beyond taking students there on field trips, but I can’t stand misinformation campaigns.

Of course, I was being sarcastic because these allegations are so laughable.

You mean facts. You can laugh at facts, Trump does that all the time.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid's elementary still hasn't gone on a single field trip since Covid. I know they are "allowed" now so clearly they have made the decision as a school not to.

If your elementary school has also had no fields trips have they given any indication about next year?

Our elementary school just had a trip to the kids museum. It was really wonderful

That's not a field trip. That's a political pay back to Josh Starr. He's on the board and the company is owned by Joftus' wife.

It's even more enjoyable after a few games of bocce!

Jesus. He’s a volunteer on the Board. He does it for her, I’m sure. He doesn’t profit off of KID Museum. I have no affiliation to KID beyond taking students there on field trips, but I can’t stand misinformation campaigns.

Joshua Starr is on the board for who? her? Joshua Starr's wife worked there = profit. Scott Joftus' wife owns it = profit in the millions.
Sorry math is so hard for you.

It's a non-profit.

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It seems to have been locally dependent.

The 8th grade at TPMS went to Six Flags last week. The entire music department at TPMS went to Hersheypark the week before for a festival. The 6th grade had day trips for their Outdoor Education instead of the overnights.

At PCES, the 4th grade had their usual trip to St. Mary's, but the 5th grade did not have their annual trip to Philadelphia, nor did the 5th grade CES do their usual trip to Mt. Vernon.