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Committee approves student trips including Galápagos and Europe; Galápagos vote draws safety and conservation debate
Summary
The committee approved three trips — a local elementary Zoo trip, a BHS Galápagos trip (after a close vote) and a Paris/Barcelona trip — but tabled/ debated timing and safety concerns, particularly about the Galápagos itinerary and international travel advisories.
Braintree — The School Committee on Monday approved three student trips, including an elementary school visit to Roger Williams Zoo, a controversial Braintree High School trip to the Galápagos Islands and an approved Paris/Barcelona itinerary, while committee members debated safety, environmental impact and timing.
Administration presented three trip requests. Highlands Elementary’s grade 1 visit to Roger Williams Zoo in Providence was approved without objection.
A proposed Braintree High School biology trip to the Galápagos Islands produced the most discussion. Biology teacher Ed Fuller, who led a previous Galápagos trip, described curricular connections to Darwin and to field-based conservation learning. Fuller said…
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