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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How do you all feel about field trips?

I’ve take a hard stance on not letting my kids go on any field trips without me or DH.  There are several reasons why:  bus safety, parent chaperones, location (mostly being in DC), and my kids’ personalities (one’s a runner/climber and the other’s a reader and wanderer who have both either gotten “lost” before or was unaccounted for during school events).  I also have witnessed parent chaperones that are more concerned with chatting with the other chaperones and not watching the kids and my DH swears that one mom last year smelled strongly of alcohol during not one, but two field trips.

When they were younger it seemed that we could easily either chaperone the field trip or easily avoid it, but it’s getting harder as they get older.  The school/field trip locations are limiting the number of chaperones.  This year my DD’s class will take 3 field trips and we will be lucky if we get selected to chaperone for even 1.

Responses won’t change my opinion, but I was curious if others are worried, but justify the risk or if you really didn’t see any concerns.
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Then you would have waited until your second child was in 2nd grade before either went of a field trip at our school.  I volunteered to chaperone for every trip and was granted it after four years of being at the school- too many volunteers.  You will have the same trouble in HS if they are in a musical group- the chaperones are generally officers in the parent boosters.  Have your DH volunteer, they are more likely to accept a father - especially on the regular trips. [/quote]

Interesting.  So far we have been selected to chaperone or they allowed any parents to bring their kid and meet them at the field trip location until this year with my 4th graders class.  My DH has volunteered in the past, switching on/off with me since we both work.  Maybe I should make him do all of the volunteering and see what happens :-)
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