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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think MCPS should cover the cost of all kids for field trips. This is public school. Why should kids at school A get a field trip to the zoo for $13 and kids at school B either don't get a trip there, or have to pay $15 bucks. And what happens to the kid who can't pay? Does his mother REALLY have to send in a form that says "I can't afford it?" or, more likely, does she just keep Suzie home that day? Do the kids that go to the Strathmore concerts have to pay?[/quote] I disagree. Field trips are extra. They are not something you are entitled to through public education. No student doesn't get to participate in a field trip because their parents did not pay - even if there is no PTA fund or extra donation to cover the cost. The school makes up for it out of their general fund. All that is required of families is to send in a signed permission slip. [/quote]
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