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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How do you all feel about field trips?

I’ve take a hard stance on not letting my kids go on any field trips without me or DH.  There are several reasons why:  bus safety, parent chaperones, location (mostly being in DC), and my kids’ personalities (one’s a runner/climber and the other’s a reader and wanderer who have[b] both either gotten “lost” before or was unaccounted for during school events[/b]).  I also have witnessed parent chaperones that are more concerned with chatting with the other chaperones and not watching the kids and my DH swears that one mom last year smelled strongly of alcohol during not one, but two field trips.

When they were younger it seemed that we could easily either chaperone the field trip or easily?   avoid it, but it’s getting harder as they get older.  The school/field trip locations are limiting the number of chaperones.  This year my DD’s class will take 3 field trips and we will be lucky if we get selected to chaperone for even 1.

Responses won’t change my opinion, but I was curious if others are worried, but justify the risk or if you really didn’t see any concerns.
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Honestly?  It's you.  I just retread what you wrote.  Your younger kid's experience has nothing to do with field trips.  Second, how do you know the details of what happened to your younger kid?  It sounds like he told you what happened and you're taking it as truth.  Perhaps it happened that way, for that king but more likely than not, it didn't.  Second, with regard to your daughter, your references to "flighty" chaperones makes it clear that your looking to find problems.  If you are so adventurous, explain to the teacher that your fourth grader dawdles and can't be trusted to stay with her group, so she needs a buddy assigned to her plus the chaperone.  [/quote]

I know the details because the teacher confirmed them.  When my youngest told me the story on a Friday afternoon, I actually assumed he was making most of it up.  How do you not realize a Kindergartener is not in class for 30 minutes?  I sent the teacher an email that recounted the story and stated that I know kids this age exaggerate so I was just checking in to see what really happened.  To my surprise, I received an email back from the teacher regretfully telling me that my kids story was unfortunately very accurate and she was mortified.  We spoke by phone after that and she stated this is why she hated field trips and thought they were more stressful than they were worth.  Particularly at a school like ours where the parents can all afford and are taking their kids to all kids of places.  These kids aren't hurting for enrichment activities.

In regards to older kids, are you seriously suggesting that another 4th grader should more responsible than the adult chaperones and be her "buddy"?  Sadly, at our school that is probably the case, but that shouldn't be a responsibility put on a 9yo.  Haha....it makes it clear I'm looking for problems when most of the moms are flighty?  lol....would actually be funny if it weren't true.

Hey - thanks for everyone's take on the issue.  Like I said, doesn't change my mind, but I was just curious about what other people thought.

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