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FIELD TRIP POLICIES

Educational trips, planned as part of the instructional program, are taken during the school year. Each class is allowed no more than two off-campus field trips during the school year. The cost of these field trips is included in the annual school tuition. Field trips are privileges afforded to students; no student has an absolute right to a field trip. Students can be denied participation if they fail to meet academic or behavior requirements. Parents are asked to sign a standard permission form (supplied by the school office) and submit it online in advance of the trip. These signed slips must be on file before the student is permitted to participate in such trips. Students and chaperones are expected to adhere to all school rules concerning behavior, dress, and food while attending any school sponsored field trip. No candy, gum, carbonated drinks, or glass bottles are allowed on school sponsored field trips.

Students will not be dismissed early from a field trip unless approved by the principal in advance of the trip. Only designated chaperones are allowed to attend a field trip.

St. Anastasia Catholic School, at its option, may plan field trips for one or more days including overnight field trips. All field trips, whether day or overnight must comply with the following requirements:

• Prior permission of the principal.
• 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. Copies of the forms are attached as Appendix a.
• All participants must 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.
• For trips outside of the local area, guidelines must include consideration of the ability of parents to incur cost, the financial impact of the trip on other school fundraising activities and class work missed by students.
• State law requires that a first aid kit be immediately available to the supervising adult on all excursions and field trips. First aid kits must be carried in all vehicles transporting students to school sponsored activities. Student emergency information must be immediately available to the supervising adult. At least one adult chaperone shall be in possession of a cell phone. A snakebite kit must be included in any area where there may be poisonous snakes.​