Has anyone's schools cancelled their trips?

[157#1Driver]

Originally posted by M. Krass
Smithtown School District just cancelled 810's trip to San Jose, CA., apparently.

Way to go.

Whatever happened to carrying on with our normal lives?

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YA what did happend to that? As far as I know, our high school hasn't even thought of it yet. If they do though I still have my own plane tickets. Wonder if FIRST will let alumni drive the bot???

[Elyse Holguin]

team hammond is still going to everything, but now i think we're being bussed to houston.... although i hope not, because our non-refundable plane tickets are paid for, and the bus will be $10,000 more for us to have to come up with..... poo on that... ::sigh:: i wonder when they'll realize that if anything, our airports are SAFER now than they were last year...

[Jeff Waegelin]

Since our school district seems to be one of the first to make rash responses, we may get our trip canceled. We're crossing our fingers, but if they do pull something on us, our drive team is going to call in sick and take a road trip to Houston with anyone else interested.

[Joe Matt]

Rumor says that Henrico might cancel all travel plans for trips is war starts, which makes no sense. Not only did we work our way to Nationals this year, we are now being stopped by the same school board that used us to get more FIRST teams? We are working with our school principal right now to get us to go since this is a small group of kids (20 instead of 200 for the chorus trip) to go. Things arn't looking good now. I fear that this idea of canceling of trips is just pre-war jitters and soothing those PTA parents who whine 24/7 rather than a true fear for their students.

[Mr.T]

Team 522, The Robo Wizards, from S.I. N.Y, has just cancelled our trip to the Canadian Regionals, and has re-registered to play Philadelphia. Just in case our trip gets cancelled we decided on not leaving the country, and taking a bus to Philly, pretty much assuring us two regionals (N.Y.C.) instead of taking a chance and only playing one. We'll cya in N.Y, and Philly!!!!!!!!!

[Clanat]

And why do these school districts have control over the teams?

Our school district won't cancel our trip, partly because they don't even know about us, and even if they did we would go anyway.

[Amanda Aldridge]

Originally posted by goosefrom71
team hammond is still going to everything, but now i think we're being bussed to houston.... although i hope not, because our non-refundable plane tickets are paid for, and the bus will be $10,000 more for us to have to come up with..... poo on that... ::sigh:: i wonder when they'll realize that if anything, our airports are SAFER now than they were last year...

No no no...you misunderstood. We have a Robinson bus on standby just in case we can't fly. The school board wants us to fly, and if we can't, then the ticketswill be refunded.

[kristinL356]

One of the people on my team was going to Eurpoe over Spring Break. Now with the war, her trip was cancelled & she gets to come with the team. Kinda worked backwards, huh? Kristin

[MisterX]

Like Clanat many people don't realise we exist ( most likely because who really pays attention to a bunch of kids banging around in a machine shop at midnight) because we are often forgotten by the medias spotlight of neighboring TECHNO TICKS ( UTC Champs, and BAE chairmen & champs!!!! Way to go guys!!! ) However, I am sadden to never the less report that we will not be attending the Nats based not on the school boards decision but rather by our own Mentor's opinion

[Johca_Gaorl]

Our trip has not been cancelled, but we have been warned that all trips out of the state are subject to being cancelled. I know at least 2 of us on the team (that includes me) are upset about that.

[soezgg]

our school has not approved our trips yet

even if they do, we will go anyway

sorry 522 i wanted to see you guys at canada!

[Shelley_delphi chick]

Delphi ELITE will still be crossing the border in a week to go to the Canadian Regional. Our team advisers went over all the stuff we need to have and rules and all that fun stuff. Our school board travels with us and our principal was in Pittsburgh cheering for the team as well. We will be in Canada and also in Huston at the Nationals

[Elyse Holguin]

.,..i could have sworn our coach said the plane tickets weren't refundable... but i could be wrong. and um... also it was said that "in the case of the war breaking out" we'd take the busses... which... looks like it will happen, then again, this could all be over by april. blah.

[mtaman02]

i gotta check with coaches of my team to see what their plans were and what they are now i did notice how ever a slight change in where teams are participating. i think its safe to say no school super will be allowing any school to leave the country to participate in a competition (e.g. canadian regional etc..)

[Scott358]

Speaking as a parent, if a school board is going to cancel trips due to the safety of the students (which I don't feel is truly helping with safety any more today than it was yesterday), what does refundable have to do with it?

Again, I don't think cancelling trips is the correct thing to do, but if the decision is made due to safety and security, money should not be a factor if the decision

Regards,
Scott358