How to go through airport security with a team

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Originally Posted by Libby K

Arrive earlier than you would alone to the airport.

Originally Posted by Koko Ed

Make sure and get to the airport good and early.

My favorite saying is "better 3 hours too early than 3 seconds too late".

For keeping the entire team accounted for, we use a nifty trick: Students are organized by room, and one is the "leader". When we call for attendance, each leader raises their hand ONLY if they see the others in their room. Each mentor has 2 or 3 leaders to watch, and they raise their hand when their leaders have their hands raised. When the coach sees the 5 or 6 mentors with their hand raised, everyone is accounted for.

In this way, we take attendance maybe a dozen or more times as we traipse through the airport, maybe 30 times in a trip, each one taking just a few seconds.