Duxbury High presents revised travel handbook; committee to review before second read

Summary

Duxbury High School presented a substantially edited International and Domestic Travel Handbook on first read, proposing clearer chaperone expectations, checklists and a return of trip leaders presenting proposed overseas trips directly to the School Committee. Administration said a final version with an appendix of chaperone links will return for

Duxbury High School presented a revised International and Domestic Travel Handbook on a first reading, outlining clearer expectations for trip planning, adult supervision and documentation for multi-night trips.

Principal Cotton Herman told the School Committee she renamed the existing Global Travel Handbook to make it applicable to both international and domestic overnight trips and removed redundancies. "Some pieces of it were a little bit outdated," she said, and staff worked over the summer to reorganize the handbook and add checklists in an appendix so trip leaders can track planning steps.

Major proposed changes and recommendations

Herman said the edits fall into four categories: brevity and clarity, checklists for planning and on-trip responsibilities, clearer student eligibility guidance and stronger chaperone training and expectations. She…

Duxbury High presents revised travel handbook; committee to review before second read

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