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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a teacher, I do think there should be money in the school system for field trip buses.  You do not need to maintain a fleet of buses.  There are many companies that will contract specifically for field trips.  Whether the money comes from the PA or the system, having a charter bus option (now many are available with seat belts) is often the safest. I agree that using city transport is fun and educational and I do use the public buses at times with student groups.  However, can you imagine having those cute pre-K students trapped on the Green Line for two hours or thrown from escalators at L'Enfant Plaza?  Or having their cute little shoelaces, jacket ties or fingers sucked into the escalator works?  Metro has become way too unreliable, and some children are  too small for some kinds of travel. without one to one adult care.  And in certain parts of our city public buses are being pelted with rocks by disgruntled teens.  These public options shouldn't be the only go to.  Getting out on field trips is an important part of education, and access and safety should be the deciding factors for mode of transport. [/quote]

You really should seek professional help to bind your anxiety level. The scenarios you are describing are hardly the norm. In China and Japan, children as young as 5 travel on public transportation to schools throughout major cities without adult supervision. And they are more independent and happy as a result. You must live in a state of nearly crippling anxiety.[/quote]
Wow. Spoken lie someone who has never tried to heard  3 year olds on a metro. It' is, hands down, the most stressful part of the trip. But, if you think we teachers are missing the boat on this, feel free to sign up as a chaperone! I am sure we would be amazed by your calm and wisdom. Or, more likely watch you eat your words![/quote]

Hahahahahaha, no. I have 4 kids, they all go to DCPS and I have been chaperoning them and their classmates since pre-school days when *gasp* they were 3. Been doing it for 10 years now. Parents who chaperone, generally love doing it! I know I do. I only wish our kid's ward 3 MS gave us more opportunities to chaperone and participate in school in general. If you want to engender good will between families and schools, let parents get to know their kid's classmates and teachers--walking field trips are an excellent environment to do it in![/quote]

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