Recent field trip to New York City

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Anonymous wrote:Bullis just did a field trip to NYC but I’m pretty sure it was specifically to see a Broadway play. Interesting this was posted just after that trip. Did some kids not get into the show and D&B was the backup?

No. None of kids went to a broadway play and all of them went to D&B’s.

I literally saw photos of kids at the play so, that’s a lie. I think it was only the theater kids though.

Why not all the kids go to the play? The whole thing sounds bizarre.

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Anonymous wrote:Bullis just did a field trip to NYC but I’m pretty sure it was specifically to see a Broadway play. Interesting this was posted just after that trip. Did some kids not get into the show and D&B was the backup?

No. None of kids went to a broadway play and all of them went to D&B’s.

I literally saw photos of kids at the play so, that’s a lie. I think it was only the theater kids though.

My kid didn't have the option to go to the play.

That’s ridiculous. I’m sorry, OP.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bullis just did a field trip to NYC but I’m pretty sure it was specifically to see a Broadway play. Interesting this was posted just after that trip. Did some kids not get into the show and D&B was the backup?

No. None of kids went to a broadway play and all of them went to D&B’s.

I literally saw photos of kids at the play so, that’s a lie. I think it was only the theater kids though.

My kid didn't have the option to go to the play.

That’s ridiculous. I’m sorry, OP.

Yes, same as traveling 5 hours to go to D&B's. Very educational trip.

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Anonymous wrote:This has to be SSSAS

Oh man! I'm coming back with popcorn and wine after bedtime if it is them! Those moms are my favorite!

I was hoping it was SSSAS so we could bring back the Focus shenanigans.

Isn’t there a Dave & Busters in Springfield? You don’t need to go to NJ.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bullis just did a field trip to NYC but I’m pretty sure it was specifically to see a Broadway play. Interesting this was posted just after that trip. Did some kids not get into the show and D&B was the backup?

No. None of kids went to a broadway play and all of them went to D&B’s.

I literally saw photos of kids at the play so, that’s a lie. I think it was only the theater kids though.

My kid didn't have the option to go to the play.

That’s ridiculous. I’m sorry, OP.

Thank you.

[Anonymous]

I find it hard to believe that a school would take students to NYC solely to go to Dave and Busters and to spend 30 minutes at a museum. My guess is that this is an exaggerated version of what happened. Maybe kids spent the day at the museum (or at least had the option to do that), saw
some sights and went to D&B. In any case, I understand being annoyed that they didn’t see a Broadway show if they had done that in the past. But, weren’t parents/students given an agenda before the trip? I would want to know what my DC be doing in NYC before agreeing to the trip. It seems like this would have been the time to ask why they weren’t seeing a show. And there could be good reasons for this (cost, logistics, etc.).

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My kids are at this school and one of them, oldest, did the nyc trip with the Broadway show. Youngest is not yet in 6th but I am really hoping this was a one-off year. I have heard no reason given for the change. I’d be annoyed too - surprised no one in the current 6th asked why?

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OP, welcome to the real and more expensive world.

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OP, did you sign a permission slip? And receive an itinerary? If so, why complain now?

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I don’t have confirmation but I think this was SSSAS. They just had mini courses in the middle school and people are complaining about how most of them had zero educational value. They were treated like little vacations.

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Just checked to make sure this wasn't my DC's K-8, and phew. I'd be pretty pissed.

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Anonymous wrote:This whole thing seems fishy. I do t think it happened. Either not at all, or OP is leaving out other parts of the trip.

Not a single other person has corroborated this story, and OP refuses to name the school. Didn’t happen as described.

Correct, this story is equivalent to saying my kid took a field trip to Connecticut to eat at Wendy’s.

Unfortunately it did happen and one parent mentioned “ Kids had more fun at d&b vs a broadway play”. The fact that the field trip was ridiculous doesn’t mean it didn’t happen.

So name the school.

Otherwise, it didn’t happen.

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This is so obviously a lie that I can’t believe it’s on page 5. You’re telling me that the school sent an email saying “hey, we are taking the kids to NYC and the itinerary is Dave + Buster’s in NJ and a 30 minute museum visit?” No way.

I’m sure they went to Dave and Busters. I’m sure they went to a museum for much more than 30 minutes. I’m sure there was much more to the trip than the OP reported.

And unless you’re accusing the school of fabricating the itinerary, why did you sign the permission slip if you were so aghast with the intent? This is so clearly BS.

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Anonymous wrote:This is so obviously a lie that I can’t believe it’s on page 5. You’re telling me that the school sent an email saying “hey, we are taking the kids to NYC and the itinerary is Dave + Buster’s in NJ and a 30 minute museum visit?” No way.

I’m sure they went to Dave and Busters. I’m sure they went to a museum for much more than 30 minutes. I’m sure there was much more to the trip than the OP reported.

And unless you’re accusing the school of fabricating the itinerary, why did you sign the permission slip if you were so aghast with the intent? This is so clearly BS.

OP already stated that there were other things on the itinerary (30 mins at the museum). Broadway was removed and D&B was added... my guess is it wasn't a 1:1 swap, but rather they weren't able to acquire the Broadway tickets that worked in the schedule and they decided to do D&B as a lunch/energy break on the way.