Field Trips

CHS Field Trips/Student Travel

• Students participating in a school-sanctioned trip are required to have the school permission form completed, signed by a parent or guardian, and returned to the faculty supervisor as directed.  At this time, students are also required to submit to their faculty supervisor any money necessary to meet expenses.  

• Students will not be allowed to participate in a field trip if it is felt that their participation will be detrimental to the successful completion of any assigned school work or if they are not in good standing concerning academics, attendance, or behavior. Student travel eligibility requirements are consistent with other co- and extra-curricular activities. 

• Students attending field trips are not only responsible for all class material presented the day of the field trip in all of the classes that they miss but are also responsible for submitting, before leaving the school, any previously assigned work due that day.

• All school rules remain in effect during a field trip.

• A list of students attending the field trip will be submitted to the nurse two weeks prior to the trip to determine if medication or accommodations are needed.  The school nurse will work with parents/guardians and staff to ensure that students with special health care needs or medications are able to attend field trips.  Accommodations for administering medications and/or medical procedures on field trips will be written in the student’s medication plan.  The parents/guardians of students with certain health care needs may be offered preferential attendance as a chaperone on a field trip. 

• If medication is needed or may be required on a field trip, the medication administration plan must be completed by the student’s parents/guardians and physician and be on file in the nurse’s office. If appropriate documentation and medication are not on file they will not be allowed to attend the field trip.

• Students going on a field trip must be in school at the start of the school day. Any student who is tardy to school may lose their opportunity to attend the field trip.

• Field trips/travel opportunities often come with expenses and financial obligations. Students are expected to cover expenses associated with field trips/travel participation. Student financial needs will be addressed on an individual basis as each field trip varies in terms of expenses and logistics.