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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If I'm understanding correctly that this was a volunteer parent chaperone and that one of her own kids was one of the 3 attendees... Then I'm not really sure what there is to complain about unless your daughter was actually made to babysit that parent's younger kids. If she also paid for her own trip herself and/or you would have been allowed to go if you wanted to, then... I'm sorry that the trip wasn't as your DD imagined, but it seems like this is a no brainer in terms of being fine. What would the school even do about it other than cancel future trips that couldn't get teacher chaperones?[/quote]

Perhaps.  I am pretty casual, but I would be stunned if one of my DCs came back from a school trip and I learned that more than half of the trip attendees were the family of the chaperone.  The ratio really changes the group dynamic.  The school should have provided 100% transparency: "This year Teacher A is leading the trip to Y.  They will visit 1, 2, and 3 on the trip.  Teacher A's family will also be part of the tour."  Nothing less is negligent.  [/quote]

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