Compulsory Overseas Trip

[mrswongtuition]

julongmum:

Being parent, i fully understand the predicament on the decision whether 'to let go' our children away from us. I even heard abt parents drove tailing the buses that fetched students to the camping site (as the camping site was quite remote though in SG).


My salute to mrswongtuition !!!!

Jln Bahtera camp? It's really remote. Even when I had to drive there for camps, I was also very scared and insisted that my male colleague followed me in my car

No need to salute me. I'm a mummy too and can understand how precious every child is


Augmum, although there's no 'opt out', you can choose not to sign the consent form but write a letter to inform them that you are not giving your consent and cite your reasons. We've encountered many such cases before. Don't worry that the school will 'force'. As long as you don't make payment or sign the form, they won't let the child go.

[nani]

Augmum:

i think no other teachers can replace we, as parents of the child, in terms of thoughtfulness and safety,

bearing in mind that they have to look after a group of kids, not just 1........

That's my exact same sentiment! I'm not saying that teacher is no good, but we can't expect them to keep an eye on everyone. There comes the word \"neligence\"?? How??

[nani]

mrswongtuition:

BTW, I had some parents who were worried like mad and kept SMSing me every hour to get updates. Esp when there was a typhoon warning while we were there. Thankfully, the landslides occured after we flew off from the airport, else we would have been stranded there for another 3-4 days!

see...we don't need this kind of stress!! Why organise this kind of trip, that may causes the staff (teachers) stress and create worries for the parents??

[nani]

phankao:

I don't think an overseas trip can be made compulsory. Gee, what if your child does not have passport? Then compulsory, the child also cannot go. I know of someone who didn't have money even to pay for the passport for her child and the school actually didn't manage to get approval to pay for this \"petty\" expense and in the end anothe parent offered to pay for it! But yeah this is secondary and not primary school. So no, the school cannot force a child to go.

The school would have given you ample notice to apply/renew your passport. They even tell you to update the photograph if the one in the passport no longer resemble your child. Thus, there is no excuse that your child do not have a pp. Financial is not a issue, they do have many funds to help you apply if financial is a constrain.

[nani]

mrswongtuition:

Augmum, although there's no 'opt out', you can choose not to sign the consent form but write a letter to inform them that you are not giving your consent and cite your reasons. We've encountered many such cases before. Don't worry that the school will 'force'. As long as you don't make payment or sign the form, they won't let the child go.

Why are there no \"opt-out\" in the first place? By not stating opt-out, many parents are taking in that is \"complusory\". Like what Augmum said, we are only suppose to be acknowledging it.

Write a letter and cite our reasons?
What are we suppose to say??- 'Oh, I'm just uncomfortable, fear for the safety of my child, don't think the school can take care of my child like I do...blah blah...blah...'

FYI - Why I say complusory??
Cos the school already stated that pupils are expected to be present at all student development programmes arranged for them. They MUST produce medical cert should they be unable to attend.
Base on the above, are we given a choice, other then medical reasons??

Sorry Mrs Wong, is not convenient for me to mention the school, I can only say that this oversea programme has to do with their cirriculum.

Bottomeline - I am really not for it that school making it complusory, and leaving the parents with no choice unless medical issue. By depriving our child from going, it may start a unnecessary strain relationship between parents & child. Like what julongmum said, being parent, the predicament on the decision whether 'to let go' our children away from us.

Sorry, I may sound abit hash on this thread, I just want to share my view and know how many parents are like me.

[ooptimizer]

I school may encourage all students to attend, but I don’t think they can make it compulsory.

[phankao]

nani:

phankao:

I don't think an overseas trip can be made compulsory. Gee, what if your child does not have passport? Then compulsory, the child also cannot go. I know of someone who didn't have money even to pay for the passport for her child and the school actually didn't manage to get approval to pay for this \"petty\" expense and in the end anothe parent offered to pay for it! But yeah this is secondary and not primary school. So no, the school cannot force a child to go.

The school would have given you ample notice to apply/renew your passport. They even tell you to update the photograph if the one in the passport no longer resemble your child. Thus, there is no excuse that your child do not have a pp. Financial is not a issue, they do have many funds to help you apply if financial is a constrain.

I know - but this school apparently didn't manage to get the S$70 for the student to renew her passport.

[VitoRelax]

nani:

Financial is not a issue, they do have many funds to help you apply if financial is a constrain.

Sometimes it sound very nice that those need money can apply for this funds & that funds. The rich certainly cannot understand this.

I know of a poor family who can hardly makes end meet because he has 6 children, he did apply for this fund & that funds, get MP to help write letter ... but at the end also cannot get. Sometimes it takes a poor to really understand a poor ....

Cheers

[corneyAmber]

VitoRelax:

Sometimes it takes a poor to really understand a poor ....


Cheers

You mean you poor meh???

[VitoRelax]

ks2me:

VitoRelax:

Sometimes it takes a poor to really understand a poor ....


Cheers

You mean you poor meh???

Apek like me not only poor but VERY POOR !!

\"Thong kor bo lang chai\"