[EricH]

Week zero events are a chance to play the game before the robot goes into the bag. I would actually say that taking the entire team wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing, but I would bet that if you give the team the option of event work or shop work they'll split roughly evenly. (If you give the entire team the opportunity to go, and half of them voluntarily opt to stay at the shop, I would think your bases are covered with respect to allowing to travel.)


For your #2, you may want to talk to the school (and/or district) and request clarification on: Are you required to use school bus(es), or will "authorized transportation" of another sort be acceptable, and if so what sort of arrangements need to be made?