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Board approves school-sponsored high school trip to Japan for June 2026
Summary
The Edwardsburg Public Schools board approved a school-sponsored high school trip to Japan in June 2026 through EF Educational Tours. Board discussion clarified that a school-sponsored trip may be advertised through district channels and has chaperone requirements, while the tour company retains liability for the travel contract.
The Edwardsburg Public Schools board voted to approve a school-sponsored high-school trip to Japan planned for June 2026 with EF Educational Tours.
The proposal was presented on behalf of a teacher who could not attend; district staff said the trip follows the same vendor that organized a previous middle-school trip and that trip-level details and chaperone assignments will be confirmed in future presentations. The staff presentation clarified the difference between trips that are "school sponsored" and student-organized trips that operate independently: school-sponsored travel can be advertised through the district and is subject to school chaperone and oversight requirements, while independent trips do not use school channels.
A district staff member explained, "The company in this case still takes on the liability for that," referring to EF Educational Tours' contractual liability for international travel; district officials said the school does not plan additional out-of-pocket costs for the district for this trip. The board approved the motion by voice vote.
