The school can suck it.
Sebastian came home with a BLANK field trip form.
This one.
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All it has on it is the teachers signature and today's date.
She told the students to fill it out themselves, and to tell parents the cost of this field trip is $56.00.
Well, for that kind of money, where are they going?!
Must be someplace really cool and costly right?!
No!
Well it is cool, but not expensive.
They are going to GWiz, right here in Sarasota, to see the Bodies Revealed exhibit, which costs $17.00 for kids ages 3-18.
That includes access to the ENTIRE museum as well.
Now why does this field trip cost so much if the actual exhibit is only $17.00 per student?
Because they are taking a chartered bus, making every student buy a t-shirt, and stopping for lunch at McDonald's.
Why doesn't this class, just take one of the local school buses?
Why do they have to rent a chartered bus, to go from Proctor road to Boulevard of the Arts?
It's EXACTLY, 5.81 miles, and the total driving time is 13 minutes.
Tell me why they need to charter a bus for this?!
This is ridiculous!
Taking a chartered bus to go a whole 5.81 miles?!
Are they high!?
I refuse to spend that kind of money when they could just take a regular school bus, pay the regular admission price, and let the students decide if they want the freaking t-shirt.
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It's probably even cheaper than $17.00 per student for admission to the museum. Most museums have group rates which provides discounts for school trips and such. I know that Old Sturbridge Village does, they encourage school groups to call ahead and get a discounted rate.
The bus, lunch, and t-shirt thing is bullshit. School buses were good enough for me when I was a kid. As for lunch and souvenirs...we could either brown bag it or bring lunch money to buy our own. Souvenirs such as T-shirts were always optional.
Methinks the school has a deal with this place, and the bus company as well, where THEY will be making a profit. That is just WRONG.
You can take the boys there on your own for cheaper, even if you have to take a cab. This is complete and utter bullshit on the school's part.
Posted by: Christine | February 11, 2008 4:19 PM
I know what you mean. Shorty got a permission slip for a field trip to the Birmingham Zoo and it's $26.00 a person. Considering we live 100 miles away from the Zoo, there's no way I would let my 6 year old go and for all 5 of us to go it would cost us $130, plus gas, food and whatever else. I told her she could skip it since we went late last Spring and we'd all go later during the summer. It's crazy some of the stuff school's do today.
Posted by: Beth | February 11, 2008 4:26 PM
I bet they're getting a school field trip rate to go to a museum. A chartered bus for that short of a drive is ridiculous.
Posted by: Sue | February 11, 2008 7:18 PM
Uhm... School buses are designed for field trips... The school also provides bagged lunches and the teacher is high!!!!
Posted by: Mindy | February 12, 2008 10:12 AM