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Board approves McFarland High School international trip to Peru with Paracas extension; district not funding student costs
Summary
The board voted 4–0 to approve a proposed McFarland High School international trip to Peru in June 2027, with organizers proposing a Paracas coastal extension that would lower costs. Board members emphasized the trip is privately funded and the district provides only liability coverage.
The McFarland School District Board of Education approved a district-sponsored international trip for McFarland High School students to Peru in June 2027, voting 4–0 to authorize district involvement in organizing and marketing the trip. Organizers told the board they expect the custom extension to Paracas on the Pacific coast would make the trip $300–$400 cheaper than the Amazon extension offered in the packet, depending on final traveler counts.
Presenters said the proposed main itinerary follows the district’s prior school-travel pattern — a mix of history, culture and natural sites, including a visit to Machu Picchu and time in Lima — and that Paracas would replace the Amazon optional…
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