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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, you are too intense.  For goodness sake!

(1) tell your kids that they need to stay with the chaparone.  They are not babies.  They can be expected to follow rules.

(2) ask the teacher how many times a child has been injured on a trip.  Statistically, I bet it is very low or none.  If your child comes home in one piece, then it is all good.

(3) if you really must go, you can usually just show up at a public venue like the museum.  The "pick" a limited number of chaperones b/c they only have so much space on the bus.  Usually they don't care, and in fact they welcome other parents who will provide their own transportation and show up at the site of the tour.

Of course you don't check your parenting certificate at the front of the school door, but for goodness sake --- school field trips are very regulated/controlled.  Kids need to learn how to navigate and behave in an environment outside of the classroom.  Teachers talk to them about the rules... and that bus will not leave the site without all kids aboard.

This is something you do not need to worry about.  Really.  Kids go and come back in every grade, in every school, EVERY year.  [/quote]

My children have already EACH been "unaccounted for" one field trips.  That's enough to make most parents think statistically there is an issue with accountability.  We've been told the venues they are visiting don't allow for more than 2 chaperones per class, so just showing up in not an option.

That's a great rule to not leave without every child, but if they can't find the child than that rule doesn't really matter.[/quote]

It sounds like you should pull your kids out of school and homeschool them.[/quote]

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