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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]They have NOT cancelled international trips. They have cancelled international exchange trips [/b]because of liability and as dictated by DCPS. Stop stirring things up here. If you have something to say, talk to her. Her doors are wide open. Don't be a coward and try to create some sort of scandal here. The new principal is great. I have faith in her. You can go ahead and schedule your own student exchange trip if it's so important to you. The students will still go on trips. Which, btw, NOBODY is entitled to have. Get over it! [/quote]

Not an OA family, but do you mean that she's replaced international exchange trips with international not-exchange trips?[/quote]

Something like that. An exchanged trip to Spain was replaced for a not-exchanged trip to Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico was chosen because more students could go, e.g. those who don’t have passports (FYI Less than half of the 7th grade class used to go to the Spain trip) but Puerto Rico would still meet the language immersion requirements.

A Costa Rica trip, which includes language immersion and staying with local families was not cancelled.

They sent a letter yesterday explaining everything. So this post is no longer relevant unless we’re using this platform to complain.

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This is a bit misleading.  There were assumptions made and no attempt to ground truth them.  Yes, about half of the students went on the Spain trip, but the reasons others students did not go are multiple inc  not meeting behavioral or academic criteria, prior family commitments (it was around spring break), choosing other international trip option, or .... some just chose not to go (sending your kid abroad alone is not everyones cup of tea - no stigma). Of note, finances was not an issue- all financial need was met. Those without passports could have been helped to obtain them, if that was truly the issue.

What was presumed to have been the reference with "equity" was undocumented children.  That appears to be why the trip was changed to a domestic one.  But it is a huge loss for the rest of the student body, who now will never have that chance. [/quote]

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