CHAPTER 4.00 - CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION

4.22 Field Trips 

I. Educational Field Trips

Any trip which is directly related to a unit of instruction being studied by a particular group of students shall be considered an educational field trip. A field trip will be approved only when related to the instructional program of the school. The teacher shall direct the request for a field trip to the principal, who will forward to the Superintendent or designee for final approval. The request shall include an outline of the trip and shall show how the field trip will be of benefit to the students.

A. An educational field trip for one (1) day shall be limited to a radius of one hundred twenty (120) miles from the school unless otherwise approved by the School Board.

B. Transportation costs of educational field trips shall be paid from the school’s transportation budget. Educational field trips shall not be of a prohibitive cost to the students.

C. The Superintendent shall develop procedures to be followed relating to educational field trips.

II. Extracurricular Field Trips

A. A trip which is not directly related to the instructional program but which is related to a school-sponsored or connected activity shall be considered an extracurricular trip.

B. The Superintendent shall develop procedures to be followed relating to extracurricular field trips to ensure all eligible students have the opportunity to participate in the field trip.

III. Parental Notification and Permission

The parent, as defined by Florida Statutes, shall be notified prior to any field trip. Any student making a trip shall present a district permission form signed by a parent or guardian giving permission for him/her to make the trip. The district permission form shall state the nature of the field trip; specific location and type of establishment to be visited; the date of the trip; the time of departure and time of return to the school; mode of transportation; and the method of student supervision consistent with Florida Statutes. The district permission form will also notify parents if room assignments for lodging are not separated by biological sex at birth.

Statutory Authority: 1001.41(2), 1001.42, F.S.

Laws Implemented: 1000.21, 1001.43, 1006.21, 1006.22, F.S.

History:

Date adopted:04/01/1981

Date revised: 06/1/1996; 01/14/1999; 08/14/2007;

 02/09/2010; 10/10/2017; 02/14/2023