FIELD TRIPS
The Governing Board recognizes that field trips as a device for teaching and
learning integral to the curriculum are an educationally sound and important
ingredient in the instructional program of the schools. Properly planned and
executed field trips can supplement and enrich classroom procedures by
providing learning experiences in an environment outside the schools.
For purposes of this policy, a field trip can be defined as any journey by a
group of students away from the school premises, under the supervision of a
teacher, and conducted for the purpose of affording a first-hand educational
experience not available in the classroom.
The Superintendent shall approve all field trips.
Students may be charged reasonable fees for field trips, but no student
shall be denied participation for financial inability, nor shall
nonparticipation be penalized academically.
Students on field trips remain under the supervision of the Governing Board
and are subject to its rules and regulations.
The Superintendent shall prepare procedures for the operation of a field
trip that shall ensure that:
1. the safety and well-being of students shall be protected at all times;
2. parental permission is sought and obtained before any student may be
removed from school for field trip;
3. the principal approves the purpose, itinerary and duration of each
proposed trip and
4. each field trip is properly planned, integrated with the curriculum, and
followed up by appropriate activities that enhance its usefulness.
No field trip will be approved unless it contributes to the achievement of
specified instructional objectives.
This policy applies to only those classrooms operated by the Governing
Board.
[Adoption date: June 21, 2001]
LEGAL REF.: ORC 3327.15
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