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Policy committee reviews field-trip and student-travel policies; agrees to add inclusion language and clarify chaperone/volunteer rules
Summary
The Cheltenham School District Policy Committee reviewed proposed field-trip and student-travel policies and instructed staff to add clearer language on inclusion and volunteer/chaperone requirements before the next reading.
The Cheltenham School District Policy Committee reviewed proposed new and revised policies on field trips and student travel and instructed staff to add clearer language on inclusion and volunteer/chaperone requirements before the next reading.
Christina Gallagher presented a draft field-trip policy (Policy and AR 1 21) and said the document was intended to consolidate prior language and reflect operational updates requested by administration. Gallagher said most changes were educational or operational rather than legal. Committee members asked for specific clarifications about accommodating students with individualized education programs (IEPs) and about the district’s process for determining when a student may be excluded from a trip…
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