Field
trip permission forms must be signed by parents or
legal guardians prior to the trip and returned to the
teacher-in-charge. A student who does not
have a signed permission form will not be allowed to
go on the trip. A phone call from a parent will not
be accepted in place of the signed form.
Field trips
and other school-sponsored trips are conducted
periodically to enhance and supplement classroom
instruction and learning. Field trips are privileges
afforded to students; no student has an absolute
right to a field trip. Students can be denied
participation if they show a pattern of behavioral or
academic problems.
Students
who go off-island are responsible for all lessons,
assignments, quizzes, and tests missed during their
absence. The administrative office will
provide the students with advance assignment/work
sheets. It is the student's responsibility to request
from their teachers the specific assignments/work to
be completed. This rule applies to all off-island
trips for FD athletic and academic teams sanctioned
by the school. Off-Island trips should be limited to
no more than five (5) days per student.
Parents of
students going off-island during the school year must
direct a letter to the school administrators
informing them of the dates and purpose of the trip.
The letter must be submitted at least three weeks
before the projected trip. A current class average
will be noted on the assignment sheet by each teacher.
Parents are then advised accordingly.