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[quote=Anonymous]I think OP is nuts and pulled a ridiculous stunt. That being said, I have been horrified at how poorly run field trips are in this area. I volunteered for one with second graders, got to the site (Mt. Vernon) and was given six kids at the front gate and told to meet back there in two hours. Teacher disappeared, and the groups were not expected to stay together. I had a couple of horrible kids in my group, but since they were not my children and I was not their teacher, I couldn’t really yell at them or give strict consequences for running off and not listening. Since much of MV is an unguided tour, I also found myself having to try to make up a narrative about what we were looking at.. I don’t think the teacher took a headcount on the bus at the end of the trip either.

When I had been on field trips in other places, the teacher keeps the group together and the parents are force multipliers. Now when my son has field trips, I remind himhe must stay with his teacher or chaperone at all times.[/quote]

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