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NervousNell
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Re: SWR School District spends $153k on senior trip
Posted by jlm2008
Posted by NervousNell
Posted by chilltocam
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My senior class trip was to Hawaii, but that was 100% student ( family) funded. I can't believe a district would pay for this!
Sorry, but I find this and any "class trip" that is so excessive that it will definitely leave out a large part of the class to be pretty obnoxious. If it's truly a class trip, it should be something that can easily be paid for by fundraising with maybe a small contribution from the family. Maybe where you went to school this was an affordable trip for most kids, but I know that there would have been no way I would have been able to go on such a trip in HS. To really be a class trip, most of the class should be able to go with no hardship
OMG right? I haven't even been to Hawaii at 43. No way in HELL would my DD be going there on a class trip. We could probably "afford" it, technically but I would not be spending that kind of dime for her to go with her class. I'd be going with her!
WOW, did not expect to get attacked, especially by you two ladies. I never even said I went, I was just stating a fact that that is where the senior class trip was and that if people wanted to go they paid for it themselves, the school didn't fund it. That's all.
I wasn't attacking you even a little.
I was making a comment about a trip like that in general and how it was a bit much. And I came from a district that was over the top extravagant and where everyone (except me it seems  ) had a ton of money.
I was attacking the concept of a Senior trip to Hawaii- not you.
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Re: SWR School District spends $153k on senior trip
Posted by jlm2008
Posted by NervousNell
Posted by chilltocam
Posted by jlm2008
My senior class trip was to Hawaii, but that was 100% student ( family) funded. I can't believe a district would pay for this!
Sorry, but I find this and any "class trip" that is so excessive that it will definitely leave out a large part of the class to be pretty obnoxious. If it's truly a class trip, it should be something that can easily be paid for by fundraising with maybe a small contribution from the family. Maybe where you went to school this was an affordable trip for most kids, but I know that there would have been no way I would have been able to go on such a trip in HS. To really be a class trip, most of the class should be able to go with no hardship
OMG right? I haven't even been to Hawaii at 43. No way in HELL would my DD be going there on a class trip. We could probably "afford" it, technically but I would not be spending that kind of dime for her to go with her class. I'd be going with her!
WOW, did not expect to get attacked, especially by you two ladies. I never even said I went, I was just stating a fact that that is where the senior class trip was and that if people wanted to go they paid for it themselves, the school didn't fund it. That's all.
I wasn't attacking you at all - sorry if it cam across that way. I was shocked that any school district would plan such a trip - one that in my world would have been way beyond reach for many many students, but probably doable for a handful of kids in my HS class. If that's the school trip and some kids go, it's not the kids who are obnoxious, it's the school district. Sorry if you thought I was attacking YOU personally
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VickiC
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SWR School District spends $153k on senior trip
We had class trips, but they were to like Washington DC and Boston. And we fund-raised for them. Geesh!
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JennZ
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Re: SWR School District spends $153k on senior trip
that's bull shit. I'd be furious.
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ali120206
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Re: SWR School District spends $153k on senior trip
Posted by Diane
Posted by isabelle2137
Our last "hurrah" was the senior prom. The next day a lot of us went to Great Adventure. It was not that expensive and we all had a great time. No airfare and no hotels to worry about. What's so wrong with that?
same here
That's what ours was but, we went to Montauk... A lot of schools in my area do senior trips. Our district does Disney (school sponsored and chaperoned) but, one of the ones next to us - the kids go to the Bahamas right after graduation, unchaperoned.
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NervousNell
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Re: SWR School District spends $153k on senior trip
Posted by ali120206
Posted by Diane
Posted by isabelle2137
Our last "hurrah" was the senior prom. The next day a lot of us went to Great Adventure. It was not that expensive and we all had a great time. No airfare and no hotels to worry about. What's so wrong with that?
same here
That's what ours was but, we went to Montauk... A lot of schools in my area do senior trips. Our district does Disney (school sponsored and chaperoned) but, one of the ones next to us - the kids go to the Bahamas right after graduation, unchaperoned.
Wasn't that what happened when Natalee Holloway went missing? It was a class trip to Aruba right?
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Re: SWR School District spends $153k on senior trip
This is crazy!!
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PearlJamChick
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Re: SWR School District spends $153k on senior trip
What a fcking waste of money.
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Re: SWR School District spends $153k on senior trip
cray cray! I would be so pissed if this was my school district!
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Re: SWR School District spends $153k on senior trip
JFC..whatever happened to taking a bus down to DC or something.
I *Think* the seniors did a ski trip in the winter, but I wasnt even allowed to go. I dont recall if that was the "senior trip" or if other grades went too. I just remember my father was like "no f**king way."
and that was fundraised or paid for by the students/parents.
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SWR School District spends $153k on senior trip
Wouldn't this kind of spending need to be voted on at a BOE meeting? I can't believe something like this passed!
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Re: SWR School District spends $153k on senior trip
I can't read the whole story but I think that something might be missing. The school had a couple of very public tragedies and may have had grant or money specifically earmarked for the trip. I know in our district, the PTA grants money to the board with ear markings such as trips and clubs and may be something like that is why the trip was funded.
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Re: SWR School District spends $153k on senior trip
This is insanity! Why on earth should tax payers pay for kids to go to Disney? I would be voting down that budget!
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| Posted 4/19/17 2:31 PM |
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OhBoyorGirl
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Re: SWR School District spends $153k on senior trip
How many board members had kids who went on that trip???
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Re: SWR School District spends $153k on senior trip
Posted by CookiePuss
I can't read the whole story but I think that something might be missing. The school had a couple of very public tragedies and may have had grant or money specifically earmarked for the trip. I know in our district, the PTA grants money to the board with ear markings such as trips and clubs and may be something like that is why the trip was funded.
Unfortunately, there was no special grant or anything. According to the article, a district lawyer was misreading a state law and interpreted that the trip to Disney was technically an educational trip and therefore the district was required to pay for most of the trip. Students paid $200 each and the rest of the money was reallocated from an employees benefit account.
The lawyer, the superintendent who moved ahead with the decision and the Trustees who allocated the funds should all be fired for this eff-up.
The article also says the budget up for a vote now includes $40k for the same trip next year...
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NervousNell
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Re: SWR School District spends $153k on senior trip
Posted by LadyS
Posted by CookiePuss
I can't read the whole story but I think that something might be missing. The school had a couple of very public tragedies and may have had grant or money specifically earmarked for the trip. I know in our district, the PTA grants money to the board with ear markings such as trips and clubs and may be something like that is why the trip was funded.
Unfortunately, there was no special grant or anything. According to the article, a district lawyer was misreading a state law and interpreted that the trip to Disney was technically an educational trip and therefore the district was required to pay for most of the trip. Students paid $200 each and the rest of the money was reallocated from an employees benefit account.
The lawyer, the superintendent who moved ahead with the decision and the Trustees who allocated the funds should all be fired for this eff-up.
The article also says the budget up for a vote now includes $40k for the same trip next year...
What I want to know is how running around an adult playground with a mouse and riding glorified carnival rides is considered even remotely "educational"???
I could see a trip to Europe to see history, culture and art, etc.
Not to Disney. Not even close.
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Re: SWR School District spends $153k on senior trip
We had a Senior Trip to Hershey. Dont remember who paid for it, if it was my parents, school, PTA, a mix of all 3....no idea anymore.
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WannaBeAMom11
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SWR School District spends $153k on senior trip
Wow just wow.
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StaceyLu
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SWR School District spends $153k on senior trip
UNBELIEVABLE!!! What infuriates me is how the school districts fight off and nickel and dime the parents of students with disabilities because of money and barely use assistive technology (and if they do it's usually outdated) but six figures for this. It makes me want to puke.
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MissJones
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SWR School District spends $153k on senior trip
Effing disgusting!
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PitterPatter11
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Re: SWR School District spends $153k on senior trip
Posted by ali120206
Posted by Diane
Posted by isabelle2137
Our last "hurrah" was the senior prom. The next day a lot of us went to Great Adventure. It was not that expensive and we all had a great time. No airfare and no hotels to worry about. What's so wrong with that?
same here
That's what ours was but, we went to Montauk... A lot of schools in my area do senior trips. Our district does Disney (school sponsored and chaperoned) but, one of the ones next to us - the kids go to the Bahamas right after graduation, unchaperoned.
Unchaperoned is not school sponsored.
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| Posted 4/19/17 5:15 PM |
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Re: SWR School District spends $153k on senior trip
Posted by NervousNell
Posted by LadyS
Posted by CookiePuss
I can't read the whole story but I think that something might be missing. The school had a couple of very public tragedies and may have had grant or money specifically earmarked for the trip. I know in our district, the PTA grants money to the board with ear markings such as trips and clubs and may be something like that is why the trip was funded.
Unfortunately, there was no special grant or anything. According to the article, a district lawyer was misreading a state law and interpreted that the trip to Disney was technically an educational trip and therefore the district was required to pay for most of the trip. Students paid $200 each and the rest of the money was reallocated from an employees benefit account.
The lawyer, the superintendent who moved ahead with the decision and the Trustees who allocated the funds should all be fired for this eff-up.
The article also says the budget up for a vote now includes $40k for the same trip next year...
What I want to know is how running around an adult playground with a mouse and riding glorified carnival rides is considered even remotely "educational"???
I could see a trip to Europe to see history, culture and art, etc.
Not to Disney. Not even close.
EPCOT's World Pavilion... it's exactly the same as travelling around the world...
and the Animal Kingdom is just like visiting the jungles of Asia and Africa...
(Honestly, this was basically the explanation they used...)
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Re: SWR School District spends $153k on senior trip
Posted by jlm2008
My senior class trip was to Hawaii, but that was 100% student ( family) funded. I can't believe a district would pay for this!
My senior trip was to the Bahamas. It was 100% funded by families. The school did NOT sponsor or even endorse it. Oh man, what a fun week of debauchery Ahhh, I miss those days.
ETA: It was booked through some outside company
We also had a ski trip...I *think* that one was school sponsored.
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Disneygirl17
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Re: SWR School District spends $153k on senior trip
Where are they staying?? How many kids are going??how long is the trip?? Who the F approved this nonsense?????? I'd be furious if this was our district
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JennP
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Re: SWR School District spends $153k on senior trip
I think EPCOT is a ton of fun - I've been there numerous times.
I also probably have been to 2/3 of the countries represented. As in the actual countries.
While there are some exhibits, displays, and food offerings that are authentic, it's not the same as being at any of those places.
Not even close.
I'd be pretty pissed if I were a taxpayer in that town.
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