The board of trustees recognizes that students benefit from educational experiences outside the classroom. Field trips designed to provide such an experience for the student may be approved on a case-by-case basis. Factors such as the age of the students, quality and uniqueness of the experience, and availability of chaperones and transportation, among others, will be considered in determining whether or not a field trip will be approved.
1. Requests for approval of field trips must be submitted to the principal at least forty-five (45) days in advance of the field trip. The proposal must be in writing, identifying the purpose of the field trip and its educational value to the students. The principal may impose restrictions regarding the date, length of time, and the chaperone/student ratio as a condition of approval. A field trip outside the district’s boundaries must be approved by the superintendent.
2. All students must return permission slips for the field trip, signed by a parent/guardian before they will be allowed to participate in the field trip. The teacher will retain the permission slips until the end of the school year.
3. Private automobiles will not be used for any field trip.
4. No children of parents other than child attending.
LEGAL REFERENCE:
Idaho Code Section 33-512(2)
ADOPTED: March 15, 2000
AMENDED: September 19, 2001
January 15, 2003