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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Williamsburg and Swanson are total shithole schools with very lame PTAs.  I don’t know about Hamm.  But this fantasy some schools are living large is not true.[/quote]

The PTAs are not funding Kings Dominion, FWIW. It’s the fact that Williamsburg has a practically nonexistent FARM rate so families can shell out the hundred dollars for the field trip. That’s just not a reality for many of these other schools. [/quote]

Well it was up until this year.  So what changed.  In previous years was APS pitching in to pay for some kids to go to Kings Dominion?[/quote]

APS did used to provide field trip funding. We also used to have adequate bus drivers and could have used school buses vs charter (maybe not 100% sure but Fairfax uses school buses, APS can't). APS really cracked down on individual school spending so it has been hard.

Also a lot of kids simply didn't go on the trip before.

Finally the new collective bargaining contract means teachers can say no to working outside contract hours. Schools have different cultures when it comes to willingness to do this.

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The majority of the cost for Kings Dominion is the ticket. APS was not ever paying for that.  [/quote]

I think the buses were around 10k. It is a lot. I can't remember the exact amount but it's pricy. [/quote]

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