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They’re most likely not.  My DD got lost on a field trip when she was 8.   She was actually left on site, and it was a museum employee who contracted me.  The school did not realize.  Since then, I don’t allow my kids to go on field trips unless I attend, and I don’t attend as a chaperone.  My kids have missed out on many field trips, I’m usually the bad mom.

Today my 7-year-old had a field trip.  At the time, I could not get off work and so didn’t agree to let him go.  His teacher called and talked to me about it and assured me he’d be ok, that she’d put him in her group.  I begrudgingly agreed.

Last minute today I was able to have the morning off and my MIL and I showed up at the field trip destination to surprise DS.  We were in a high traffic area when I spotted DS, nowhere near his teacher.  He saw me and ran to me, no adult with his school noticed.  I was feeling vindictive so decided I’d do a little experiment.  How long before they realize my son was missing.

My son and I sat as my MIL slowly followed his peers.  It took 27 minutes before anyone realized he was gone.  I wondered if I could get my son out of the location without those responsible for him realizing.

I was able to get him out, and drive him to get pizza.  It was 12:45 before anyone contacted me to tell me my son was missing.

He had been “missing” for about 2.5 hours at that point.

-He was wearing his uniform, easy to spot.

-They did the “buddy system” because children are suppose to be held accountable for other children?

-His chaperone was a mother we never met.  She was too engaged with her child to pay attention to the other 5 in her care (exactly why I won’t chaperone, that’s a huge responsibility).

My SIL works security at a major DC museum and says she gets lost field trip kids daily.  Sometimes they wonder out of the museum.

It’s not safe.  Your kids aren’t being properly watched. 
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