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Board hears data on field trips, says no student is barred for inability to pay
Summary
Administrators told the board the district logged 164 field‑trip requests from December–June last year and 244 so far this year; officials said costs are subsidized when families cannot pay and that multi‑day international trips have been paused since COVID.
Wallingford school leaders told the Board of Education on May 29 that students are participating in hundreds of field trips and that families who cannot afford fees are supported by building funds.
Board member Missus Reinis raised concerns that some families believe field trips have been withheld and asked for district data and process clarity. Administrator Missus Latour provided the figures and said field trips resumed after COVID and the district moved to an electronic approval system.
Latour said the…
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