SERIES 5000: STUDENTS, CURRICULUM, AND ACADEMIC MATTERS

5500 School Sponsored and Extracurricular Activities

5506 Field Trips

Field trips should generally be conducted during the school day.

A. General Conditions

All field trips must be pre-approved by the building principal or designee. Out-ofstate and overnight trips require pre-approval from the Board or its designee. Field trips should be primarily academic in nature and related to the curriculum. The Superintendent or building principal(s) will develop procedures for approval of trips and communicate those procedures to instructional staff. 

B. Parent/guardian Permission

Each student must submit a completed permission form signed by the student’s parent/guardian before being allowed to attend a field trip.

C. Supervision

Teachers must ensure that students are adequately supervised and chaperoned by a responsible adult at all times during field trips. All chaperones must be at least age 21. A chaperone is prohibited from drinking alcoholic beverages or using non-prescribed controlled substances at any time during the field trip. A chaperone must adhere to all District and building volunteer requirements, including Policy 3105.

The District may deny or terminate a chaperone assignment for any reason that is not unlawful.

The District will not prohibit an eligible student from participating in a field trip solely because the student’s parent/guardian does not chaperone.

D. Student Conduct

A student’s failure to comply with Board Policy, the student code of conduct, and any other applicable rules or behavioral expectations while on a field trip may result in disciplinary action and removal or exclusion from the trip.

Date adopted: 08/09/2021

Date revised: 06/19/2023