Glenbard Township High School District 87
Policy 6:240
Instruction
Field Trips and Educational Tours
The Board of Education encourages field trips and educational tours when the experiences are an integral part of the school curriculum and contribute to the District's desired educational goals. A field trip must show promise of providing significant learning experiences not otherwise obtainable in the classroom. Educational tours include overnight stays and must be directly supplemental to a regular school course and show promise of providing significant learning experiences not otherwise obtainable in the classroom. A field trip is considered an educational tour if it requires an overnight stay. Any field trip or educational tour may be canceled due to danger to students, staff, or chaperones. In the event that a field trip or educational tour must be canceled due to dangerous circumstances, fees paid by
students may be forfeited.
Guidelines for field trips and educational tours are:
1. All field trips and educational tours shall be adequately supervised by staff members and other adults.
2. Whenever entrance fees, food, lodging, or other costs are involved, these costs shall be assumed by the student unless otherwise stipulated by the Board of Education; however, no student shall be excluded from any field trip or educational tour because of a lack of funds. Each building will assure that any student wishing to participate in a school-sponsored field trip or educational tour will be allowed to do so. On all field trips, a bus fee to be set by the Superintendent or designee may be charged to help defray the cost of transportation.
3. Parental permission must be obtained in writing when a field trip or educational tour is planned.
4. Field trips and educational tours require the authorization of the Superintendent or designee, who may deny a request in the Superintendent's sole discretion.
5. Any field trip that is over 100 miles requires Board of Education approval.
6. All educational tours require Board of Education approval.
7. Authorization shall be based on the written rationale of the travel's educational value as well as the safety and welfare of the student involved.
The teacher shall arrange for the supervision and appropriate alternative learning experiences for
non-participating students.
CROSS REF.: 6:242 (excursion tours)
ADOPTED: December 8, 1997
REVISED: February 21, 2006
REVIEWED: April 13, 2009
REVISED: May 26, 2009
REVIEWED: April 12, 2010
REVISED: June 28, 2010
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