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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Apparently some of the other middle schools go to Funland as well[/quote]

Who? Not DH or WMS. [/quote]
According to the PTA president Kenmore and TJ do[/quote]

Kenmore was at Kings Dominion in past years, what changed?[/quote]o

I think the band/orchestra/choir still do the Kings Dominion trip. Last year 8th grade trip was downgraded to Funland from a boat cruise. APS eliminated all field trip budget, so schools with smaller PTA budgets do fewer/less costly trips and events

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If it’s true that it’s a budget issue then I do think the school principals need to get together and talk about. Is it really OK to allow the more affluent schools to send their kids to Kings Dominion Just because the parents can afford it. When our kids went to Kings Dominion, I think it was $100 for the day. If only 50% of the class could afford that I’m not sure the PTA could’ve floated that. [/quote]

Can’t speak to anything specific at any one school, but of course it’s budget. Principals at schools where a plurality of students can’t afford fees just don’t take big trips, get coach buses, buy new sports uniforms or band outfits, have fancy sets for plays, etc. The PTAs and individual families couldn’t possibly subsidize because their budgets are also smaller, smaller pool of families who can afford these extras. APS knows this but they don’t care and don’t think it matters. If they did, the field trip and activities budgets wouldn’t have been cut across the board, rather they would’ve increased them at poor schools and eliminated funding at rich schools where parents and/or PTAs can afford to pay. It’s this type of imbalance that contributes to MC families avoiding certain schools. Who wants their kid to never take field trips or have any of the perks they know their neighbors a few blocks away enjoy? It’s not limited to field trips or sports or activities, it’s baked into every single aspect of the schools. It’s just a more obvious/specific one that is being talked about here. Just tack it on the list. [/quote]

I’m an eighth grade parent.  I do not give a f— that my kid is going to Funland over King’s Dominion.  Funland sounds great.  Less time on a bus, more time for fun.  As the kids say, it’s not that deep.  I love that they’re doing fun things, and I don’t feel slighted in the least.   Hats off to the planners!  Kings Dominion isn’t that great.  [/quote]

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