How would you handle this?

We got some naasty weather today and no school today and will probably be no school the rest of the week. I have 2 sister in laws that works for the school and they are thinking we won't be having no school this week because of the weather. Kids have been out 2 weeks already due to weather. Time they will have to make up this summer.Kids are loving not having school right now but won't be loving that it cuts into their summer because they have to make makeup days.

I think, with an outdoor field trip, I would probably keep my kid home.

I can remember being a kid and my mom not sending me to school on days when the weather was really terrible and because she used her discretion on the weather it didn't count against me. If the weather really is that bad and she's already been on the field trip, I see nothing wrong with keeping her home. You are her parent and can make decisions based upon how you feel about certain situations. Nothing wrong with that at all.

I would keep her home and call the school first thing in the morning if it is open and tell them why. They don't need to be taking a bunch of kids to roam around a nature reserve in that cold and inclement weather.

It will be to bad if all the other kids get to go on the trip and she has to miss it but I wouldn't send my children outside in that cold of weather for 3 hours either. Even if they don't cancel school they should postpone or cancel the field trip. I don't know why teachers would ever take children out and expect them to be out in 20 degree weather for 3 hours thats crazy. We are supposed to get a lot of snow to where we live. Around 8 inches I guess. I was wishing the snow storms would be over and it would start getting warmer. I have cabin fever terrible! I can't wait until the weather gets nice. If we get a lot of snow late tonight I won't be able to go shopping tomorrow like I had planned so that will be very dissapointing.

I would keep her home if the weather is really bad and they do not cancel school. An outdoor field trip in this weather is insane. I just noticed in another post you said your daughter was home today. I guess her school got smart and cancelled.

We are in for the same nasty weather also. We are expected to get the same amount of snow and ice also. I would keep my child home also. I cannot believe they planned an outdoor event in this cold weather as it is.

I would call the school in the morning and double check to see if they plan on going on the field trip if the weather is still really cold. If so, then I am with you...keep her home. There is no need for a little one to be out in that nasty cold.

I would ask my daughter if she wanted to go. If she doesn't want to be out in the bad weather and isn't going to feel bad for missing a field trip then keep her home. Otherwise she might really be disappointed to miss a field trip with her class.

Since we're used to cold weather, the schools don't often plan trips during the colder months, unless it's to something indoors. Even then it's rare because we know the roads may not be drivable on any given day. But there have been times when I've kept the kids home just because of the weather. It hasn't really happened since the twins were in head start and I had to walk them to school. If I thought it was just too nasty, I'd keep them home so we didn't have to walk.

I would opt to keep her home than worrying about her. She might be absent but at least with her at home, I would be sure she is safe. In inclement weather, the students are usually excused, especially very young children.

over here in my place too some regions are going through a bad weather. sometimes it rains heavily until some places are flooded right up to the knee level. but in your case, i think you should let you daughter stay at home and cancel the field trip. explain to her that there will be other chances next time, maybe better ones! i'm afraid that your daughter will end up having a cold or they will not enjoy the trip as expected due to the bad weather.

good idea, keep her home for her safety too, thank letting her go its bad for her, just keep her home and safe, we don't have that much weather here, thats why i don't worry about my niece..

Our weather here does not ge that bad, but it sometimes did where I grew up. I would personally check if there is going to be the field trip and then ask my daughter if she wants to go. If she is Ok or excited about going I would just bundle her up good and let her go. The school knows how to keep them safe and wrm enough. And it is not really fair to make her miss something allher friends get to do just because it is cold.

I agree with you, if it were my child and the weather was predicted to be bad, I would not send her to school, just to go on a field trip which is out in the elements. It is not like she is going to miss out on anything. Maybe they will cancel the trip because of the weather. Even if the trip is cancelled and the prediction is up to eight inches of snow, I will still keep her home. I'd rather be safe than sorry.

my daughter is not old enough to go to school but i think in this situation i would ask my daughter if she would like to go on the field trip or not, if she said she wanted to go then i would bundle her up real good and send her off. in my oppinion i don't believe that the school is going to let the children get to cold. and the the happiness of my child is most important to me :)