Alcohol on school trip

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. Any adult willing to take kids overnight should have a glass with dinner, let alone after hours and off duty.
But if you’re the teacher and you’re worried then err on the side of caution and don’t. If you can’t stop at one, then definitely don’t.

+1. An adult chaperone of legal drinking age certainly can have a glass of wine with dinner or when off duty. Being drunk when chaperoning is very different and not acceptable.

There is no “off duty” when you are chaperoning students on an overnight trip.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If a teacher/chaperone is seen having a glass of wine after hours on a school trip, would they be fired or asked to resign?

There should be some disciplinary action for drinking while on duty and potentially jeopardizing safety of minors.

Same thing for sleeping aids or anti anxiety meds.

Sleeping pills are a no. Prescribed medication of any kind, that’s a yes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If a teacher/chaperone is seen having a glass of wine after hours on a school trip, would they be fired or asked to resign?

There should be some disciplinary action for drinking while on duty and potentially jeopardizing safety of minors.

Same thing for sleeping aids or anti anxiety meds.

Sleeping pills are a no. Prescribed medication of any kind, that’s a yes.

My sleeping pill is prescribed...

[Anonymous]

^ok, I should clarify because some people are prescribed sleep aids. That would still be a no for me, and if daily sleep aids we’re truly medically necessary and an adult could not go the length of the trip without them, I think they should not be a chaperone on a school trip. Anti-anxiety meds, ADHD meds, etc, those are fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If a teacher/chaperone is seen having a glass of wine after hours on a school trip, would they be fired or asked to resign?

There should be some disciplinary action for drinking while on duty and potentially jeopardizing safety of minors.

Same thing for sleeping aids or anti anxiety meds.

Sleeping pills are a no. Prescribed medication of any kind, that’s a yes.

My sleeping pill is prescribed...

See my self-correction above.

[Anonymous]

This seems oddly specific…

[Anonymous]

I feel like there was a Supreme Court case similar to this, my daughter had to debate it for an assignment.

[Anonymous]

I would be surprised if a school did not already have a written policy on this for their employees.

[Anonymous]

At my school (where I am a teacher and occasionally chaperone school trips) we are required to sign a form stating our responsibilities, and one of the requirements is to not drink alcohol while on the trip.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:At my school (where I am a teacher and occasionally chaperone school trips) we are required to sign a form stating our responsibilities, and one of the requirements is to not drink alcohol while on the trip.

same at our school. Although we don't sign anything, we are reminded that the employee handbook states that a field trip, regardless of length, is considered an extension of the school day. Therefore, teachers may not drink alcohol during the trip, just as they cannot do so during a school day. And, no, you are never "off duty" during an overnight trip.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. Any adult willing to take kids overnight should have a glass with dinner, let alone after hours and off duty.
But if you’re the teacher and you’re worried then err on the side of caution and don’t. If you can’t stop at one, then definitely don’t.

+1. An adult chaperone of legal drinking age certainly can have a glass of wine with dinner or when off duty. Being drunk when chaperoning is very different and not acceptable.

+1,000,000

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. Any adult willing to take kids overnight should have a glass with dinner, let alone after hours and off duty.
But if you’re the teacher and you’re worried then err on the side of caution and don’t. If you can’t stop at one, then definitely don’t.

+1. An adult chaperone of legal drinking age certainly can have a glass of wine with dinner or when off duty. Being drunk when chaperoning is very different and not acceptable.

+1,000,000

I agree with a previous poster who stated the obvious - there is no "off duty" until the trip itself is over and students are no longer in the care of the school or chaperone. Therefore, the policy should be no alcohol - wine or otherwise.
For those of you who disagree - don't ever volunteer to be a chaperone!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. Any adult willing to take kids overnight should have a glass with dinner, let alone after hours and off duty.
But if you’re the teacher and you’re worried then err on the side of caution and don’t. If you can’t stop at one, then definitely don’t.

+1. An adult chaperone of legal drinking age certainly can have a glass of wine with dinner or when off duty. Being drunk when chaperoning is very different and not acceptable.

+1,000,000

I agree with a previous poster who stated the obvious - there is no "off duty" until the trip itself is over and students are no longer in the care of the school or chaperone. Therefore, the policy should be no alcohol - wine or otherwise.
For those of you who disagree - don't ever volunteer to be a chaperone!

Teachers are humans and deserve to be treated with respect.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No. Any adult willing to take kids overnight should have a glass with dinner, let alone after hours and off duty.
But if you’re the teacher and you’re worried then err on the side of caution and don’t. If you can’t stop at one, then definitely don’t.

+1. An adult chaperone of legal drinking age certainly can have a glass of wine with dinner or when off duty. Being drunk when chaperoning is very different and not acceptable.

+1,000,000

I agree with a previous poster who stated the obvious - there is no "off duty" until the trip itself is over and students are no longer in the care of the school or chaperone. Therefore, the policy should be no alcohol - wine or otherwise.
For those of you who disagree - don't ever volunteer to be a chaperone!

Teachers are humans and deserve to be treated with respect.

Of course they are and of course they do. What's your point? Requiring a teacher chaperone to refrain from drinking while on a school trip is not signaling that teacher's are not human nor is the requirement a sign of disrespect.

[Anonymous]

We used to drink with them at the bar and at parties.