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[quote=Anonymous]DH and I disagree on this, so I'll just present the facts and would appreciate your input!

We live overseas (Foreign Service) in Panama. DS, who turned 7 in September, attends second grade at a private school. They have an overnight field trip planned to a really cool spot. It will be run by a private company with some of the teachers from school going. I am waiting to hear if my son's particular teacher will be there or not. This is an annual tradition for all kids in first-grade and up.

About half the kids in school go. My husband asked a local co-worker about the practice and she reported that "Oh yeah, all the kids go, they have a blast, my kids always loved it." My neighbor who is also American, who is more of a "helicoptor Mom" than I am is letting her daughter (same age) go on the trip. She says it goes against her instincts but she thinks it's safe and will be good for the kids independence and sense of adventure. She let her go last year in first grade but that was just a camp-out behind the school.

The roads here are okay, more pot-holes than DC, but pretty safe. The drivers are a little wilder (passing on the wrong side of the road) but less road-ragey. The kids will be in a big bus that, like DC, likely won't have seat belts. The drive is about 1-2 hours. Safety wise, everything here is rated similar to DC - lots of little crimes (take what's in your car, etc.). There isn't the risk of kidnappings like in Mexico. My kid has no allergies or any health problems that would need attention. He has had a few sleepovers with friends with no problems or calling home in the middle of the night.

My son is happy in the school, some friends, not a ton, not getting bullied, no red-flags there. Many kids are American so he feels at home. He really wants to go, which is great because he can tend to worry a bit and sometimes hesitate to "take risks."

What would you do?[/quote]

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