Overnight / Out-of-State Field Trips

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Student Support Forms:

Permission Form (Required)

Field Trip Checklist (Recommended)

Chaperone Background Check (Required if adults are supervising groups of students)

General Guidelines

• Trips must be submitted for approval from the Principal and Chief of Student Support before discussions with students or parents.
• Overnight trips are limited to high school students participating in competitions, performances, and leadership opportunities.
• Student costs should be kept to a minimum, with every student given the opportunity to attend regardless of ability to pay.
• Trips should be carefully scheduled to minimize student and teacher absences. 

Any out-of-state or overnight requests must be submitted online to the Student Support division prior to the trip for their approval.  Exceptions will be made for state championship progressions, etc.  Schools will be notified by email of all approved out-of-state or overnight field trips immediately following approval by the Chief of Student Support.  In all other cases other than championship progressions, no overnight trip will be approved without following these procedures.

The guidelines for all field trips apply, and in addition, for overnight trips:

1. An administrator should accompany the group. Exceptions to this may occur with extracurricular trips for competition, i.e. the debate team, Academic Bowl, etc.
2. Adult chaperones are on duty for the entire trip, 24 hours per day. They must be accessible to students and follow the Code of Conduct/Ethics.

Other

Trips that involve "tours" and opportunities to do "invitational performances", to Europe, New York, the west coast or various cruises will not be considered as school system or school approved field trips. All such trips should occur on non-school days.

For more information on policies for Overnight / Out-of-State Field Trips, please contact Todd Shirley at (770) 888-3466 ext. 310267.

Board Policy IFCB: Field Trips and Excursions	Status: ADOPTED
Original Adopted Date: 06/30/2004 | Last Reviewed Date: 06/30/2004

Field Trips and Excursions

All school sponsored overnight field trips must be approved by the building level principal and then submitted to the

superintendent or designee for final approval. Approved trips will be made available for Board review.

Elementary school students (K-5) are prohibited from participation in overnight field trips. Exceptions may be made

on a case-by-case basis. Middle school students may not exceed one overnight field trip per school year/grade level

with the exception of participation in competitions, performances, and leadership opportunities.

High school students are limited to overnight field trips to participate in competitions, performances, and leadership opportunities.

In all cases, overnight field trips should be carefully scheduled to minimize student and teacher absences.