To confirm JosephM's comment, our local school board cancelled all field trips outside of Richmond. They have cancelled a field trip to Petersburg (a half hour away by bus)! If Petersburg is out, then Houston is a pipe dream.

The main reason for this is that any school activity has to be undertaken under the umbrella of the school district's insurance - even if you are paying for the trip yourselves, the school district is liable for anything that might happen to you. Given the perceived higher risk of danger due to the war, school districts do not want to take the risk.

It may seem silly, but they are trying to be safe.

I will be seriously bummed if we miss Houston, as I am sure most of you would be too.

NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

There will be a school board meeting tonight and we will have a few team mates there to support our cause.

*crosses fingers*

401's trip to nationals was canceled last night by the county

Here's what we are saying.

http://www.henrico.k12.va.us/PublicR...eparadness.htm

$@#$@#$@#$@#. Looks like Sparky might not be going this year guys!!! :(

HOPE JO JO
 

always have hope joe u never know.................

Hey, if your robot is already on the way to Houston, it's not gonna get shipped back until someone requests it right? So just talk to your team, leave the bot there, and a few of you call in sick to school and go anyways :)

Hey, we deserved to go on our chorus trip Joe. We actually PAYED to go, and now we are having to get our money back. Man, this year's chorus trip would've been sweet, goin to Florida and Disney.......
~Chris Poon