Field trips are taken to enhance curriculum and must be of educational/cultural value. A signed and dated field trip permission form must be returned to the school in order for a student to attend any scheduled field trip. According to Archdiocesan Policy, we may not accept parental authorization by any letter or form in lieu of the Field Trip Permission form.
The field trip policies listed below apply to class trips, school group trips (e.g. choir, academic decathlon) and trips for school sport teams. All field trips, either during or after school must comply with the following requirements:
• Prior permission of the principal
• Preparation, follow-up, and specific educational goals for students
• Signed and dated Student and Youth Activity Permission Forms and Emergency Medical Authorizations from parents
• All Permission and Authorization Forms must be in the possession of the supervising adult during the trip.
• All participants should have appropriate identification and travel documents.
• All Archdiocesan policies on safe environment must be followed, including background checks for vendors providing the trips, as applicable.
• Transportation may be by personal car, school or chartered bus or van, boat, or air plane.
• Parent/guardian volunteers driving students in their own cars must be at least 25 years of age, have a clean driving record for the past three years, a valid Class C driver's license and current, valid California automobile insurance with limits of at least $100,000/300,000. Each vehicle must have individual seat belts for each student. A copy of the parent/guardian's driver's license and insurance declaration page must be kept on file at the school. Please see Chapter 4 and Form D.1.20 of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles Injury, Illness and Loss Prevention Program for more information.
• All contracts with bus companies or other transportation vendors must be submitted to the Archdiocesan Legal Department for review prior to signature.
St. Augustine School strictly adheres to the Archdiocesan Guidelines for Adults Interacting with Minors. Parents who wish to participate in any field trip, either school or class, must have current Archdiocesan approved fingerprint information and VIRTUS certificates of completion on file with the school office.
