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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]She was not the only one who drank on that trip (I did not and I am a pretty regular drinker...but I just follow that rule very strictly for GS trips).  A group of moms went and bought wine from the hotel lobby and drank it.  Most of the moms didn't have more than a glass but I think Suzie's mom had been drinking her own supply all evening or is a total lightweight.

We did another trip about a year later and I told all of the moms not to drink (Suzie's mom was not on that trip, nor was Suzie).  I know at least one other mom snuck in a bottle of wine.  Against the rules but as long as nobody is impaired I'm not going to get tooooo upset about it.  I will just remind everyone again...[/quote]

OP--I'm 13:47 and totally on your team re: Suzie but this post is troubling. Are you NOT having chaperones sign the GS "chaperone guidelines and agreement" document they're supposed to sign before a trip? It says "Adults who have been consuming alcohol cannot be responsible for girls." Not "adults who are impaired" but adults who are consuming, at all, are no longer chaperones. That means if moms have been downing their wine and there's an emergency in the night, you just lost your chaperones and don't have the required number of adult chaperones for the group. Those adult to child ratios really are there for the girls' safety. It's much clearer to use that document and say that no alcohol, even in your own room at night, is allowed. I've had to wake up and get girls out the door of a hotel during a blaring fire alarm, and needed all chaperones on deck immediately to help. Please reconsider the idea that a parent would need to be "impaired" before it's a problem. To GS a chaperone who has had any alcohol can't be a chaperone. And there are real liability issues involved. [/quote]

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