AR 6153
Instruction
School-sponsored Trips
All planned trips away
from school grounds, including athletic trips and outdoor education programs,
are subject to this regulation.
High school students must
have written parental permission in order to participate in trips requiring
transportation. (Education Code 35350)
The district shall provide an alternative educational experience for students
whose parents/guardians do not wish them to participate in a trip.
Safety and First Aid
1. While conducting a trip, the teacher, employee or agent of
the school shall have the school's first
aid kit in his/her possession or immediately available.
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2. Whenever trips are conducted in areas known to be infested
with poisonous snakes:
a. The first
aid kit taken on the trip shall contain medically accepted snakebite remedies.
(Education Code 32043)
b. The trip
shall be accompanied by a teacher, employee or agent of the school who has
completed a first aid course which is certified
by the American Red Cross and which emphasizes the treatment of snakebites.
(Education Code 32043)
3. Before trips of more than one day, the director or designee
shall hold a meeting for staff,
parents/guardians and students to discuss safety
and the importance of safety-related
rules for the trip. For noncertificated adults who
will assist in supervising students on the trip,
the principal or designee may also hold a meeting to explain how to keep
appropriate groups together and what to do if an emergency occurs.
Supervision
1. Students on approved trips are under the jurisdiction of the
Governing Board and subject to school rules and regulations.
2. Teachers or other certificated personnel shall accompany
students on all trips and shall assume responsibility for their proper conduct.
3. Before the trip, teachers shall provide any adult chaperones
who may accompany the students with clear
information regarding their responsibilities.
4. Chaperones shall be 21 years of age or older.
5. Chaperones shall be assigned a prescribed group of students
and shall be responsible for the continuous monitoring of these students' activities.
6. Teachers and chaperones shall not consume alcoholic beverages
or use controlled substances while accompanying and supervising students on a trip.
7. When a trip is made to a place of business or industry, the
teacher shall arrange for an employee of the host company to serve as conductor.
Trip Approval
1. Teachers planning a trip shall make a request in writing
using the Field Trip Request Form, to the director at least ten days prior to
the date desired. Whenever
practical, an alternate date should also be listed. The purpose of the trip and
its relation to the course of study shall
be stated in the request.
2. The director shall approve or disapprove the request and
notify the teacher. If the trip is disapproved, the director should state the reasons.
3. Directors may exclude from the trip any student whose
presence on the trip would pose a safety or disciplinary risk.
4. Directors shall approve no activities which they consider to
be inherently dangerous to students or to
pose unacceptable, unmitigated risks.
Trips Which Include
Swimming or Wading
1. No swimming or wading shall be allowed on trips unless
planned and approved in advance.
2. When wading in the ocean, bay, river or other body of water
as part of a planned, supervised outdoor education activity, teachers shall provide for a number of chaperones to exceed
the normal one to ten ratio and shall instruct both chaperones and students of
the real and potential risks
inherent in such activities and the precautions necessary for their safety.
3. Swimming Activities
a. Parents/guardians
must provide written permission for the student to swim and must indicate the student's
swimming ability.
b. Lifeguards
must be designated for all swimming activities. If lifeguards are not provided
by the pool owner or operator, the director
shall ensure their presence. Lifeguards must be Red Cross certified or
equivalent and must be at least 21 years old.
c. The ratio
of adult chaperones to students shall be at least one to ten.
d. Specific
supervisory responsibilities shall be determined in advance to accommodate the
varying swimming abilities of students.
These responsibilities shall be clarified in writing and reviewed verbally
before the trip.
e. Emergency
procedures shall be included with written instructions to adult chaperones and
staff.
f. Staff
and chaperones assigned to supervise students must wear swim suits and know how
to swim.
g. The
director may require students to wear flotation devices, depending upon their
age and swimming ability.
h. A
buddy-system or other means of surveillance shall be arranged in advance and strictly enforced during swimming activities.
The following regulations
will apply to field trips:
1. Written approval of parent or guardian/adult student is
required for participation of minor students in field trips. (See Exhibit 6153)
2. Bus transportation may be provided for groups of students to
participate in activities in communities outside the District territory. Pooling
of transportation under the school’s direction is not permissible.
3. Teachers or other certificated personnel shall accompany
students on all field trips and shall assume responsibility for their proper conduct. Students on approved field trips are under
the jurisdiction of the Board and are subject to school rules and regulations.
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