Chaperones
Chaperone Guidelines
When you volunteer to serve as a chaperone on your child's field trip, you will be helping to extend the regular curriculum beyond the classroom and the school.
Your role as a chaperone is an important one, and while enjoyable, requires that you accept certain responsibilities.
The purpose of the Chaperone Guidelines is to provide you with an overview of a chaperone's responsibilities, and to make recommendations for appropriate responses to various situations that may arise during the course of a field trip.
Should you require any additional information, or have any other questions or concerns, you are invited to meet with your child's teacher or principal to discuss the matter.
General Qualifications
Remember-
IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY
adapted from http://www.nmerrickschools.org/district.cfm?subpage=98795
Your role as a chaperone is an important one, and while enjoyable, requires that you accept certain responsibilities.
The purpose of the Chaperone Guidelines is to provide you with an overview of a chaperone's responsibilities, and to make recommendations for appropriate responses to various situations that may arise during the course of a field trip.
Should you require any additional information, or have any other questions or concerns, you are invited to meet with your child's teacher or principal to discuss the matter.
General Qualifications
- A chaperone must be a parent/ guardian of a child in the class taking the field trip.
- A chaperone must be willing and physically able to participate in all activities.
- arrive on time and bring a watch.
- dress appropriately.
- know the students in their group.
- talk to the teacher.
- watch carefully.
- follow all safety rules.
Remember-
- Do not smoke or drink alcoholic beverages during the field trip.
- Do not bring along siblings or other children.
- Do not leave students alone or unescorted.
- Do not physically restrain a student.
- Do not release students to anyone other than the teacher.
- Do not administer ANY medications to a student.
IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY
- The supervising teacher, or a designed volunteer, will be responsible for the first aid kit.
- Use latex gloves (in the first aid kit) when handling all bodily fluid, including blood products.
- Report all illnesses and injuries to the teacher.
adapted from http://www.nmerrickschools.org/district.cfm?subpage=98795