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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]St Mary's was my kid's favorite field trip of elementary school. [b]DC even asked to go back as a family, to do all the things the class didn't have time to.[/b]

But the classes nearly didn't get to go at the last minute because of the volunteer requirements. Because the trip is outside the local area (or maybe it's the length of the trip? I forget the criteria), chaperones have to go through a more extensive screening than just the online training. This includes getting fingerprinted at one of the designated centers, at your own expense, and a wait of several weeks to be cleared.

They didn't publicize this early enough, and scrambled at the last minute to get enough parents to do it. It might have been a relatively new requirement that year, but I did notice this year they sent out volunteer notices for another big field trip several months in advance.[/quote]

Thanks to the PP who posted the itinerary.  We're at a FOCUS school that does not go, so we'll make it a point to take the kids on our own.  [/quote]

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