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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]MY DC's school went in two waves based on social studies teacher.  if you are so worried about child being bullied for a 2 1/2 day trip, you need to take to administration not DCUM.  [/quote]

Of course admin will say she'll be taken care of and they may be able to pay her special attention but it's also possible they can't or that attention doesn't help the problem.  Presumably OP understands the situation and is addressing things in other ways.  There are still reasons not to push the issue with outdoor ed.  It's really a family decision which they may want to make without the admin's input.

Completely different issue, but my DC had problems at outdoor ed that had nothing to do with the other students and everything to do with the administration.[/quote]

I'm worried about that, too.

My kid uses the bathroom frequently, and they made a big deal about how they are outside in the woods for hours at a time and will need to be escorted by an adult to the bathroom--that will embarrass my kid.

My kid doesn't like sleeping around people who snore. She's a light sleeper and it will literally keep her up all night--and lack of sleep will trigger a migraine.

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Maybe you should use the Outdoor Ed to find out how to help your daughter with some of these issues, especially the bladder one. 
 My DC had someone in their cabin who needed to sleep with the lights on and slept in the nude.  Needless to say my DC didn't sleep at all at Outdoor ED, but still managed to have fun.  Yes the cabin may have awkward people, rude people, snorers etc, but kids need to engage in the real world and Outdoor ED is a relatively safe foray into that real world.  You may also be adding to the problem by worrying so much.  I am not quite sure what you consider "full-blown" bullying, but if your daughter is afraid to go on these trip b/c of what the kids will do (even her friends)  then there is real problem, IMHO.  You don't need violence to call it bullying. 
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