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Board committee seeks clearer overnight‑trip rules after summer incidents; vote on overnight trips set for Sept. 23
Summary
The education planning committee reviewed draft field‑trip procedures on Sept. 9 and directed administration to strengthen overnight‑trip rules: require signed expectations for students and guardians, add chaperone supervision guidance and nightly hall monitoring, and avoid door stickers that raise safety concerns. The board will vote on allowing
The board's education planning committee on Sept. 9 reviewed revised field‑trip procedures and focused on overnight‑trip supervision, discipline and parental sign‑offs after the committee received reports of infractions last year. Committee chair Mrs. Carter summarized summer work by administration and teachers to recategorize trips and break out costs; the group asked administration to tighten overnight expectations and produce a chaperone supervision packet in advance of trips.
Key elements under development and committee direction: - Written expectations and consequences: the committee emphasized a short, clear checklist…
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