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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m a private school teacher who chaperones overnight trips. It’s written into our policy that we cannot drink when we are chaperoning, even when we are “off duty”’ in the evening. The reason for that, I’m guessing, is that we’re never really off duty. What if there’s an emergency at night?

I chaperone less than I used to. Not because I can’t drink. That’s fine. It’s because I have to pay for my own meals, my room, etc. It’s too much of a financial hit for me. [/quote]

Doesn’t the school pay for your room and food? Isn’t it a school trip?[/quote]

The school asks for teacher volunteers. Paying for the chaperones means that student prices go up, and we try to keep the trips affordable. [/quote]

That's entirely unfair. In my kid's public school, teachers are never asked to pay out of pocket. The music field trip to Nashville is paid for by parents and all music teachers go for free. It's a lot of money... but parents have more money than teachers, even in public. In private, you guys have no excuse. Cough up for the teachers.
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