Field trips support the educational program by providing a valuable learning experience in an alternative learning environment.   In advance of the trip, a permission form describing destination, purpose, means of transportation and fees, is sent home by the teacher sponsoring the trip.  A student will be permitted to attend the trip only if the permission form is signed by the parent/legal guardian and returned with the required fee to the teacher by the specified date.  All students participating in the field trip must follow the transportation plan, noted on the signed permission form. 

School uniforms are required on all field trips unless otherwise noted.  All students begin and end field trips at Mother Seton School.  If, for some extraordinary reason, parents do not wish their child to participate, the student is expected to attend school on that day.   Work will be supplied by the teacher(s), and the student will be assigned a classroom in which to work under the supervision of a staff member. 

In most cases, refunds cannot be given if a student is unable to attend a field trip because of illness.  Students who are kept home from the trip will be marked absent. 

Parent(s)/guardian(s) participate as chaperones on field trips as the need arises.  Chaperones placed in charge of a group of students are responsible for the students’ safety while in their charge.  Therefore, because of safety and liability factors, pre-school siblings and other school-aged siblings are not allowed to participate in the field trip.

To chaperone on a field trip, parent(s)/guardian(s)/other adults must have documentation of having completed the Child Protection training and obtained the required background clearance.  Chaperones with the above information will be permitted to ride the bus if space is available.  (See “Child Safety and Protection)

• Catholic Parish or Mother Seton School screening through the VolunteerSelect Criminal History Screening must be renewed every five years.
• CJIS fingerprint check is good for the length of time a volunteer/parent remains with Mother Seton School.