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Nothing Went As Planned: 32 Times School Trips Failed So Badly, The Teachers Couldn’t Help But Share It Online
Ah, school trips—one of the best parts of the education system, in my opinion. They're right up there with pizza Tuesdays and passionate teachers showing us that learning can actually be fun. However magical we might think all school trips are, the fact is that some of them end up being complete disasters.
Just how disastrous are we talking about? So disastrous that teachers ended up sharing them on a thread on Reddit. And the stories are eye-opening: there are just so many ways that a simple class trip can go wrong. It's like the Universe has it out for these teachers (though there are some things they can do to prepare themselves for some bad scenarios).
Check out some of the best real stories shared by teachers below, upvote the ones that made your eyebrows jump into your hairline, and if you've got any strange school trip experiences to share with us, drop us a comment at the bottom of this list. Hear that bell? It's time to start reading.
Bored Panda wanted to learn about how best to prepare for school trips, so we reached out to trained primary school teachers Tom Rose and Jack Pannett from the United Kingdom. "School trips are very challenging, especially for newer teachers, because of the constant changing of locations or 'transitions' as teachers usually refer to them as," they said. You'll find our full in-depth interview with them below. If you're an educator, you won't want to miss it!
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#1
Fifth grade field trip to a zoo. During a tour of the primate exhibits a notoriously ill-behaved student hurls a stick down into the gorilla habitat and lands near an adult gorilla. Without hesitation, the now angry gorilla arms himself with the same stick and sends it back like a tomahawk to the boy with terrifying velocity and wildly impressive precision. The stick shatters around the boys face and he goes down. Commotion insues. More gorillas make an appearance and begin to scream at the group of horrified children. Zoo staff start piling in out of the woodwork to see whats going on. The orangutans on the other side of the trail have now got wind of the situation and have begun mobilizing to assist their gorilla comrades. It's a war on two fronts now. Gorilla and orangutans launch volleys of feces and student's scatter. Througout the entire exibit all manner of primates begin their intimidating chatter and howling. An army of zoo staff has swarmed the primate exibits and manages to stop war of the planet of the apes.
30 minutes later, the zoo has indefinitely banned the school from returning and the boy is on the way to the hospital for 5 stitches in his chin.
Lauren Caswell 4 years ago
The only time I ever went to a zoo (it had good habitats and was nice to see animals, but also sad), the apes enclosure had a huge sign saying not to throw anything at them, and a warning that they learn fast and can throw harder than you!
Lindsey Turner 4 years ago
Good! I'm glad the boy got injured. Shame the other students have to suffer though
Teresa Taylor 4 years ago
This is the best story I’ve read in a long time. Usually, the animals are punished for being animals and defending themselves or doing whatever animals do when they’re being teased and tormented. Remember the tiger in San Francisco that was euthanized one Christmas Day several years back because some kids climbed on her enclosure and threw things at her? She actually jumped out of the enclosure and attacked, killing one of her tormentors. He got what he deserved and she was killed for his stupidity. These animals are not there for our entertainment, they are there for our education and to be ambassadors for their species; many of whom are on the verge of extinction because of human interference. Parents need to teach their children respect for all living creatures.
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#2
We came back with an extra kid.
Lauren Caswell 4 years ago
Who's kid though? There must have been a freaked parent somewhere?!
Roxy Eastland 4 years ago
The age matters hugely: five year old tagged onto the wrong group; fifteen year old thought it would be a laugh
Daria B 4 years ago
The other group ended up having one less, though.... u.u
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Seabeast 4 years ago
It was actually an orangutan from the zoo trip in example #1. It shaved it's body and put on clothing to infiltrate human society.
Tuyết Hắc 4 years ago (edited)
Well, me too did that. I leeching on another school's bus and come back to their school, i just told them that i mistaken it for my school bus and when i realized it was too late, so they have no choice but let one of their teacher to send me home. But actually i was on a revenge to the lead teacher because she just lead the student to where she liked, she lead us to the otters when most of the kid want to see the tiger zone. And when i tell her at the school next day about how i get back to my house with an amazing die hard journey, she's just terrified that she's so fired if the principal heard that... Although i told her that i lied after that she's still in panic attack and confusion. After that i became the little devil in an angel doll like figure to the teacher's eyes. Absolutely sound completely childish now think about it but that was a sweet taste of fruit.
#3
Not a teacher but a chaperone on a 6th grade trip. And on the bus a pair of the more ... um... developed students proceeded to have a rather extensive make out session.
So I went back there and plunked my Dad butt between them. They were not happy. The conversation about teen pregnancy avoidance was even more painful for them.
Desiree McKinnon 4 years ago
Pretty certain that the 6th grade class trip to an interactive science museum was where 2 of my classmates lost their virginity
"Many teachers fear PE for the same basic reason, which is: not having a safe confined space to teach (as they are used to when they are in a classroom). The extra pressure of trying to impress the parent/carer helpers is another thing that gets in the way of many teachers doing their job too, which is again much more obvious with less experienced teachers," teachers Tom and Jack pointed out some of the challenges that teachers face when going on a school trip.
"Beyond the transitions and dealing with the other adult help, you then have to deal with the many unexpected things that crop up along the way, such as the transport issues, sudden changes of weather, stumbling across a bee's nest (that was Tom in Bushy Park) amongst many other potentials," they said, referring to an incident with the bees that you'll find in detail below.
Preparation and repetition are the keys to having a successful trip. The British teacher duo suggested that you do the trip without kids first if that's possible, in order to get ready. "If that’s not possible then talk to someone else who's done the trip before and/or complete the route via Google street view," they told Bored Panda. "This then informs your plan and your 'risk assessment' which is a document that contains all of the potential hazards and problems that you could incur ranging from walking near dogs on a lead to losing a child at a train station."
#4
In the kindergarten field trip, we had the parent of our most challenging student come along as a chaperone. Her group was her own son, and a very sweet, obident girl. Let's call him Jim and the girl Shaunda.
Typically we teachers set up "base camp" while the parents take the groups of students through the park. We do a scavenger hunt, and the parents bring us their cards for a stamp as they go through each section.
The first time the zoo employee brought us Jim, he said that the boy was in the monkey exhibit trying to climb over the fences. Luckily he had on a school shirt, and Jim was brought right to us. We called his mother's phone, and she didn't answer. About 15 minutes later, the mom shows up and says "Jim, how did you get in front of us, we we're walking together just a minute ago." We teachers explained that in fact, Jim had been with us for a bit, and the zoo ranger had brought him over. No real responseonce from the mom. We asked her to turn on her phone.
They went off again.
The second time they brought us Jim, he had gotten into the fountain. It had taken several employees to chase him down as he ran and giggled. Same drill, we called Mom. No answer. Jim was sopping wet with gross fountain water. He did not seem too concerned. The mom did not show up for 45 minutes. Again she said, "Jim, how did you get in front of us, we we're walking together just a minute ago." This time I was watching Shaunda, the look on that little girl's face said it all. Total amazement that an adult was lying.
They went off again to walk to the picnic area.
Yes. The third time the zoo brought back little Jim, it was with a police officer. Apparently, the zoo was watching the cameras, and the minute the mom was out of sight, she let go of Jim and basically ditched him. The mom got a citation for failure to maintain responsibility for her child and a 1 year ban from the zoo. The police officer accompanied her and Jim back to the buses and waited with them until it was time to leave. They did not participate in the picnic.
Shaunda had the best moral to the story. "No wonder he is so bad, his mama won't even keep him safe when there is a tiger around.".
He is now a very troubled 4th grader. He doesn't get to go on field trips without 1 on 1 support from a school staff member.
Lauren Caswell 4 years ago
So she was ditching her son, and not both? That's so awful, and gaslighting the kid too. 'Shaunda' sounds like a clever wee kid that's a great way to phrase it
Kiki 4 years ago
I think she just left her son and "Shaunda" was just following
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I hope social services are involved with this family because that is one mother that isn't coping and has no idea how to cope.
Viviane 4 years ago
Or she knows and doesn't want to cope and doesn't care.
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Demi Zwaan 4 years ago
And you let her take the kids THREE times and it took a police officer to finally stop the school from handing the kids over a fourth time? That school is just as insane as the mom.
Samantha Lomb 4 years ago
Probably can't stop her from taking her own kid and Shaundra didn't appear to be in any danger
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Samantha PandaNotBored 4 years ago
And they gave her back her child . Knowing she was putting him in danger ...
Honu 4 years ago
They also left Shaunda with her. It sounds like Shaunda was a well-behaved child and wasn't going to wander off and get herself into a bad situation, but I wouldn't trust any of the children to that woman's attention.
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#5
Ok, so not a teacher, but: One time on a trip to the movies in 8th grade, one of the chaperones was my english teacher, who was deathly alergic to citrus. (I think we know where this is going) On the bus ride back to school, a kid takes an orange, peels it and throws it at her, HARD. Hard enough to the point where orange juice got all over her shirt. Not sure if it was revenge related or just being a [prick]. Anyway, she immediatly starts having an allergic reaction and we have to pull over on the side of the highway and wait for an ambulance. We go back to school and the day is over. The school sends out an email basically saying "please dont attempt to kill your teachers with allergic reactions" and that she will be fine. Although, we had a substitute for 4 days and the kid got expelled.
WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
There's nothing wrong with the kids, their parents are the problem.
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Aleksei 4 years ago
Yeah, he should probably be going to Juvenile Detainment or whatever it's called for attempted murder
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Hannah Edwards 4 years ago
What a W£nker a boy in the uk died from another kid throwing food at him that he was allergic to.
Vasana Phong 4 years ago
I think nowadays, anyone with serious allergies that can potentially send them to the ER, have to have an epi-pen on them at all times
Tacos Are Tasty 4 years ago
In America, I doubt teachers can afford an epipen on their salary anymore.
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Mart Sermus 4 years ago
Child equivalent of Karen who spits into doctor's facs after being tested positive for covid
Jods 4 years ago
The poor nervous RE teacher was the prime target in high school. This was back in the days when we had pull-down blackboards - sorry, chalkboards. One of the knuckle draggers decided to wedge a dead hedgehog into the top of the board, scrawled all over it and hid the eraser so she would have no choice but to pull the board down. She was on sick leave for a few weeks.
#6
Obligatory "not a teacher but" story.
I went to a water park in 3rd grade, and I remember after our class got changed into our bathing suits, we noticed a kid was missing, and so were all of the teachers. Then we looked out at the area where the slides were, and witnessed this kid sprinting, butt naked, dropping logs as he went with 3 teachers and a lifeguard trailing him.
They caught him, shut down half of the park for an hour and called his mom to come get him, and to this day I can't figure out why he did it.
Monday 4 years ago
I feel sorry for the folks that had to clean that up...but it would make a hilarious memory.
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Krazy Onion (KJ) 4 years ago
I spent an hour laughing at this. I imagine it as a starfish position, bouncing from leg to leg.
Ria C. 4 years ago
Some kid did this last year at the hotel pool we were at. Monster had just came back from the restroom but instead of using the toilet he got into the pool to take a poo. Pool shut down for the night. The kicker is he tried to do it again the next day but his sister caught him based on the look on his face and his mom grabbed him by the arm and took him the restroom.
Allan Breum 4 years ago
"and to this day I can't figure out why he did it." Because he could..?
Far from everything will always go as planned, however, so you also need a way to calm down and stop panicking when things start going downhill. As a teacher, keeping your composure is paramount. "Planning a trip is one thing, but having backup options if things go wrong is another that requires composure—‘box breathing’ is our ‘go-to’ method if we are stressed and want to calm down. Box breathing is a practice where you breathe in for 4 seconds, hold breath for 4 seconds, breathe out for 4 seconds, hold for 4 seconds and repeat until your heart rate slows down," Tom and Jack said.
Tom and Jack added that teachers need to be aware of how children will cope with a change in their environment. Some environments will naturally be more challenging than others. And some students will act out more when they've got more space, find themselves in new surroundings, or meet new people. So knowing which kids will need their behavior managed more than others is vital.
#7
We went skating, and one of the students fell, smacked her chin off the ice, and somehow got a skate blade to the face... she needed a bunch of stitches, and was able to stick her tongue through the hole in her face...
MyCatsTheRealPanda 4 years ago
Because kids are awesome but gross lol. If they can do it, they will.
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figure_skating_cat_lady 4 years ago
As a figure skater, I understand the poor kid’s pain. I’ve bellyflopped onto the ice way to many times…
#8
I went on a class trip as chaperone to a science center. I was in charge of a group of 8 boys. One of them goes missing, I ask the others where he went, and they don't know either. He's missing for about 10 minutes until a security guard from the center comes up to me with him. The guy asks "is he one of yours?", and tells this kid to open his backpack when I say yes. Probably $200 worth of stolen stuff in there. He spent the rest of the trip right next to me
tmw 4 years ago
some parents teach their kids to steal b/c they are so young they can't be charged.
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Virgil Sanders 4 years ago
a kid has to be at least 7 to be put in juvie, so since they didn't specify the age maybe he was too young. but if he was seven or older, that is a very good question!
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Suzanne Haigh 4 years ago
Perhaps a set of the old fashioned children's reins would be beneficial to teachers/chaperones AND to the brats
pusheen buttercup 4 years ago
I can neither confirm nor deny a similar experience when I was a child
#9
Former assistant teacher here, we were on a 6th grade field trip to the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. Cool place.
So - at the time one of the attractions was a sort of centripetal force machine that you can sit in and get swung around (poor explanation but imagine the Gravitron only smaller and faster with seats and no walls. I googled it but can't find the ride, guessing it was swapped out for something else). Well, one dumbass kid thought it'd be funny to show off and see what happens when you undo your seat belt while riding.
Naturally, he got flung out of the machine at roughly half the speed of sound and broke his fall with nothing but his face. Glasses busted, massive concussion, totally wrecked. There was a whole investigation and the teacher in charge of that kid's group had to actually defend himself from accusations that he could've somehow stopped that level of stupidity. Sadly I didn't witness it but did hear the impact from one room over. Pretty interesting day.
Alethia Nyx 4 years ago
This sounds like it's probably the reason the ride is no longer there..
Eslamala 4 years ago
If anything, it's the parent's fault for failing to teach their kid how to behave...
LuckyL 4 years ago
or more like the rides fault - if you're able to open the seatbelts during a ride this dangerous
Load More Replies... Grumble O'Pug 4 years ago
“ he got flung out of the machine at roughly half the speed of sound and broke his fall with nothing but his face” Lol!!!!!!!!
Daniel Mattock 4 years ago
Surely it should have been set up that you couldn't undo your seatbelt?
Monday 4 years ago
Why? If you want to undo your seatbelt and die that's on you.
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Sophia Atkinson 4 years ago (edited)
when i was little my pre school would take us to a pool to swim and we had to walk there. i love to swim and the teacher had reminded us to bring our swimsuits. when she said this i got really excited and could not sleep the night before. well the next day we are walking to the pool and i just start walking while im half asleep. one of my friends accidently tripped me so i fell. but there only a few scrapes. so when the teacher realizes one of the kids is on the ground could not get up. (once i was on the ground i was asleep.) they freak out thinking i had concussion. one of the kids who saw what happened told them that my friend hurt me. so when i wake up from my 10 minute nap, the teachers are cleaning my cuts and yelling my friend. my friend is crying and the only thing i can say is ¨that was a nice nap.¨ my friend got apology from the teachers
Savannah Manis 3 years ago
Hm I wonder what would happen if I unbelted myself... a couple hours later, wakes up in the hospital.
As a teacher, you should always allocate slightly more time for each step of the school trip than you think is necessary. Educators can also reach out to their colleagues and parent chaperones to hear their experiences going to specific places and with particular students, too. But if you plan to have parents helping out during the trip, make sure that they understand that they'll have to help take care of the entire group, not just their own child. Of course, when briefing parents, try to be as sensitive in how you word advice and instructions as possible. And keep in mind... parents gossip! So being diplomatic with them is incredibly important.
Because a lot of teachers are so busy taking care of everyone else, they can completely forget about their own well-being. So much so that they can even forget to pack a lunch. Getting enough sleep the night before the big trip is essential. As is taking a day or two afterward to unwind. But while on the trip, one item that you probably want as a teacher is a whistle to get everyone's attention when you're outside: you don't want to lose your voice shouting constantly.
And even though you can prepare for the weather, the terrain, and the route, Tom and Jack pointed out that you can't fully prepare for what happens on the day of the school trip. For instance, Tom was on a trip to Bushy Park when suddenly, he and his group heard a loud buzzing noise all above them and saw a cloud of bees descend on them. So he yelled for everyone to grab what they could and run after him. Fortunately, this worked out well for everyone and nobody was stung.
#10
Asked my students to be respectful of other pedestrians while on the trip, because some people want to enjoy the nature center by themselves, one kid saw a woman with her service dog and tried to pull on it because “mommy would let me have it” we had to leave because of that and he ruined the entire trip for everyone
#11
Our bus driver stopped on train tracks as a train was coming.
Our bus full of first graders was approaching train tracks as the lights flashed and the gate started to lower. Our driver decided not to stop at the tracks (like any bus should by law) and thought maybe she could beat the lowering arms? She realized she couldn’t and braked ON THE TRACK (the first of two). The gate arms slammed onto our bus, and a man stopped at a red light got out of his car to lift it off my side of the bus. I panicked from the front seat as the incoming train whistled, and the parent chaperones and I screamed at her to MOVE BACK. She kept saying “I can’t go in reverse.” She had no panic in her voice at all.
Thankfully the train came on the second track. I can’t remember if she actually backed up or not; I was absolutely traumatized and spent the beginning of the trip on the phone with transportation. They sent us another driver for the way home, and our original driver sat awkwardly in the front seat. We take the same trip every year, and every year I cringe when we cross the tracks.
cookie panda 4 years ago
i agree. this person has no right to be a bus driver, much less a school bus driver.
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Your_local_introvert 4 years ago
Honestly this is horrifying because it seems like she did this on purpose... It sounds like she WANTED everyone to die.
Stephanie IV 4 years ago
Whoaaaa! Help! Just READING that made me break out in panicky sweat!!
Arctic Fox Lover 4 years ago
For the rest of the trip, I would have stood from my seat, walked up to the bus driver, punched her in the face, and then casually walked back to my seat and sat down without a word.
Chaotic-pansexual-Gemini 4 years ago
But... the thing is.. school buses can go in reverse. I hope someone talked to this bus driver cause that almost sounds like attempted s*cide only she was gonna take everyone else with her
Ozzie Ogawa 4 years ago
She should have her license taken, that incident could be disastrous and many people died of her recklessnes
#12
A girl on a BETA club trip thought it would be funny to put “bomb on board” in the window of the bus. The interstate was shut down, the bus was pulled over and SWAT team raided the bus. The bomb squad was called in to sweep the bus even though the girl admitted it was a hoax. She didn’t go to jail somehow, she was also a popular cheerleader and didn’t get any disciplinary action from the school.
RJay 4 years ago
Lol, at my high school, our cheerleading squad competed in Disney Orlando for the cheerleading competition... one of the cheerleaders tried to steal a keychain from Disney world... then our school got banned from the competition for years ... still don't remember if we're still allowed to go there till now...
Carson Casper 4 years ago
This infuriates me. How on earth does one get no consequences for something like that? The amount of PRIVELEGE! You just know that if that kid had been a minority, or just unpopular, they would rot in jail for the rest of TIME.
Daniela Strobl 4 years ago
She didn't go to jail for that.... Unpopular opinion: ahe shouldn't go to jail for that but I would let her do community service for a whole year at least.
I have a very nostalgic view of school trips because most of them went fantastic for me. Some of my most memorable moments include getting lost in a cornfield for a bit (the stalks went way above my head) and gazing at the most beautiful starry sky I've ever seen while lying on a beach at night.
What's not to love about trips? Your mom packs you a delicious lunch (her sandwiches are always the best), you grab your GameBoy and sit with all the other cool kids at the back of the bus, and you connect to your classmates in a way that you can't when you're just in class.
#13
Not a teacher, just a student. Went to an aquarium just before finishing primary school which had an ice wall. A lot of bloody tongues that day
Kennedy Johnson 4 years ago
And also the classmate from a Christmas story.
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Marlowe Fitzpatrik 4 years ago
I doubt it's pop culture. I did that nearly forty years ago without any outside-help apart from some kid telling me that it's a cool, fun idea.
Load More Replies... Sophia Atkinson 4 years ago
when i went to the aquarium with my class we saw a pregnant beluga go take a dump and go into labor
Paul Davis 4 years ago
Have never understood the impulse people have to do stupid things like that.
#14
Kid punched a dolphin. Petting tank at SeaWorld. Kid just hauled off and punched a dolphin. School was banned.
Another time all the chaperones went to the beer tasting at Busch Gardens. That got a few people in trouble.
Another time we had a kid from Kenya with us. She was straight up out of Africa for only a few weeks. When it was time to leave Disney she got on the first bus she saw and ended up at Pleasure Island (Disney Springs now.)
Then there was the kid that destroyed TWO hotel rooms in Gainesville by flushing soap down the toilet.
Another kid (Disney again) roughed up a chipmunk (it was Chip or Dale.) Disney Security stopped our bus before we could leave and detained him. There is so much more.
Sista of the moon 4 years ago
It depends on where you live. I always lived in Washington DC so, where did we go? We always went to gun museums in the city. It really depends on where you live.
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Tacos Are Tasty 4 years ago
Florida is what's wrong with those kids, lol!
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MyCatsTheRealPanda 4 years ago
Or did it. Duun dun dun...Those evil dolphins and their evil dolphin ways! You know he had to have said something to that poor innocent kid! *eye roll*. No but really I wish that dolphin could have punched him back :)
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Daniel Marsh 4 years ago
I hope the kid who punched the dolphin got arrested. First, just for the sake of justice. But secondly, it'd be hysterical to think of him having to explain his arrest record saying he punched a dolphin." (Kid would probably try to lie and say it Dan Marino.)
Isaiah Viera 4 years ago
I'll punch him, for punching that dolphin, Hope its ok.
Load More Replies... pusheen buttercup 4 years ago
Kids should not be allowed to hit animals- any that do should not be allowed around them. Not that the teachers could have known.
Anita Pickle 4 years ago (edited)
What kind of person punches a dolphin?! Who does that? Watch this kid, they may grow up to be a serial killer.
#15
As a student I was left behind at a hutterite colony. I went to use the outhouse and the bus left.
Vetus Vespertilio 4 years ago
A communal religious group like the Amish, originally from Germany.
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Guada Narbaitz 4 years ago
I was asked to stay behind - if I didnt mind, I have to make it clear, noone forced me - by a teacher, at a road trip with the school, to check if kids would notice that someone was missing. Im proud to say that the bus wasnt even at the gate of the rest place we were in that it was already stopping cause I wasnt on it. It´s nice to know your friends notice when you are gone.
TheDragapultUser 4 years ago
I remember when I was little I would use the urinal to wash my hands, took 4 months for my parents to find out.
Roxy Eastland 4 years ago
Woah, in America you have school trips to look at communities of people? Of other American citizens? Like a trip to the zoo?
Savannah Manis 3 years ago
Teachers need to make sure all the right kids are on the bus my god
But nothing, absolutely nothing, beats the sense of adventure that you feel inside of you, somewhere near your solar plexus. It's the same tingling sensation that I get when I board an airplane, bound for some exotic destination. You know that something memorable is going to happen. And while most of my experiences have been great, the teachers over on Reddit have shown that even the best-laid plans can fall apart. All it takes is one tiny mistake.
I'll be honest that I was always one of the ‘good kids' on those trips and I never got in trouble. But my classmates! Oh boy! I remember, one time, a whole bunch of them went sneaking off to have a drink in the woods and then they got caught by the teacher. Imagine how embarrassed they were when they had to call their parents and explain what happened the next morning.
#16
Obligatory not a teacher, but when my econ class went to NYC for a field trip, one of my classmates tried to buy weed off a guy in an alleyway. Turned out to be an undercover cop. We were the honors class. He was a cool kid. I was walking to school in freezing weather one day and he offered me a ride.
Don't remember what happened to him after that. I know he didn't graduate with us that year.
Lauren Caswell 4 years ago
Ah hell. Stupid thing to do, but I do hope he didn't get totally derailed: maybe they give diversion type things over there? (Like an optional sentence if deemed suitable, to prevent a first offence ruining a life. But no one gets it twice). I'm not familiar with how cops would handle it over there
Demi Zwaan 4 years ago
If he was anything but white, his life will be ruined. If he was just white, he'll get his life temporarily ruined. If he was white and rich, he'll get a slap on the wrist.
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CatWoman312 4 years ago
You don’t go up to random people to buy weed. That’s just dumb. Also weed being illegal is also dumb so there’s that
Suzanne Haigh 4 years ago
It is OK to cause a bomb scare affecting many but not right to try and purchase a bit of weed for self use?
#17
Group trip to take a tour of a college campus. We had a young man jump out of a bus window while it was going down the highway! His long term girlfriend had broken up with him a few days before, and he later explained that he didn’t see the point of going on the college visit anymore because he didn’t want to go to the same college as her, or even apply to the same ones. Denied up and down that it was a suicide attempt.
His friends circled the wagons and supported his story, and the story/rumors died quickly. He got some gnarly road rash, but avoided being hit by any cars.
I always got the impression that it was, in fact, a suicide attempt. If he didn’t want to go on the tour, why go at all? Why board the bus? He could have stayed at school.
This was several years ago. He is fine!
Arctic Fox Lover 4 years ago
Yes, kill yourself because your girlfriend breaks up with you. Bro. W h y .
SirPatTheCat 4 years ago
I'm guessing there were pre-existing mental issues and the break up was just the catalyst
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Amelia Bedelia 4 years ago
A kid just did this yesterday near where I live. He's okay, thankfully.
#18
I had a child have a massive asthma attack after a visit to a farm and a cotton gin. I ended up giving her mouth to mouth on the side of the road and praying for an ambulance. She was fine after a couple breathing treatments and some steroids, thank goodness. This was before cell phones were common and we had to use the call box on the side of the highway. 10/10 would not repeat!
Lauren Caswell 4 years ago
What is a cotton gin, and what is Eli Whitney? I hear it all the time but I don't know what it means
cybermerlin2000 4 years ago
Invented by Eli Whitney, a machine that quickly and easily separates cotton fibres from their seeds
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Katie Fink 4 years ago
Also lucky that mouth to mouth worked! I didn't know air could get in when the airway is all swollen from the allergic reaction! So lucky!!!
Load More Replies... Lauren Caswell 4 years ago
Cheri, what is the point of existence without conversation? How do we advance and share new insight? And what business is it of yours? From people shaking their *heads in bewilderment:) you learned something omg and it wasn't from Google, mind blown!
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Halsbury Travel had some friendly advice for teachers for when they plan the next school trip. They explain that organization is “absolutely paramount” and that educators ought to have “ten copies of everything” and “check everything a hundred times.”
In other words, even if our plans tend to fall apart, we should still make them. There's nothing dorky about being prepared. In fact, your students (and their parents!) are counting on you to be well-organized and know everything.
#19
One of my students thought it would be cute to sit in a baby swing. She got stuck. The NYPD had to be called. They cut her out of the baby swing in front the whole grade, who naturally swarmed the area to watch. She was “Snapchat famous” for a weekend
Lauren Caswell 4 years ago
Ive seen too many pics of larger (ie adult/teen) children stuck in These, I feel like it was a trend maybe. Or idiocracy. Same thing :D RIP playground equipment :(
VeninTheRogue 4 years ago
I can still fit lol😂. Gonna be bad when I can’t and get stuck. I’m a smol person
Tessa Merkley 4 years ago
I'm skinny so I sat in one of these didn't get stuck 2 years later same park same swing I got stuck took probably 20 minutes and a water bottle I still blush when I think about it
bxttery_bxby 4 years ago
OMGEE so my (then 13) year old cousin decided to sit in the baby at a park once and she got stuck and the fire department had to get called. A few weeks later, she and my aunt were in a restaurant and they saw the same firemen there and it was so hilarious. She was crazy embarrassed.
janel jones 4 years ago
I always tell my boys don't get in those trying to be funny because I'm not calling the fire department!
#20
I took three classes of 6th graders (age 11-12) to visit the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. We’d come from about an hour and a half away - the kids & other teachers on buses, but since I was hugely pregnant I was allowed to drive my own car. It had been raining, but I arrived a bit ahead of the bus, so when the kids got off I was there to lead them to the museum.
As I began walking towards the kids getting off the buses I noticed a lot of papers on the sidewalk...and suddenly realized that they were an assortment of extremely graphic pictures. I stopped to try to gather them up before the kids got an unexpected and completely inappropriate sex ed lesson. We’d already had a BIG TALK about being MATURE when viewing classical art (e.g. nude statues, omg) but we were not prepared for the most lurid p**n LA had to offer.
Unfortunately the rain had plastered the papers to the sidewalk, and the sight of the very pregnant teacher scrambling on hands and knees on Wiltshire Blvd sent the chaperones and teachers rushing to my aid...with 100 kids right after them, no matter how urgently I tried to wave them back.
It was...memorable.
Demi Zwaan 4 years ago
Americans and their utter fright of sexuality. Guns, violence, freaking ACTIVE SHOOTER DRILLS and all are fine and normal, but god forbid you'd see a nipple. Just walk past the stuff, if any of the kids react say 'yep, that's porn' and move on. Don't make such a big deal of it, geez.
Ozacoter 4 years ago
I nee to disagree. It is true that usa has a problem allowing violence and censoring naked bodies, specially nipples. But porn is a very different thing that seeing a nipple.
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Marilyn Ransberry 4 years ago
If the teacher decided to leave it sure enough there would be irate parents calling the office and the teacher called to explain. Sometimes you can’t win.
Joseph OReilly 4 years ago
I have to regularly go through drills so I know what to do if one of my classmates tries to kill me, and it is made damn sure I know everybody's life, including my friends, is expendable in that situation, but girls still get suspended if concrete proof that shoulders exist surfaces. America is fun
Russell Ellwardt 4 years ago
Had you simply let the papers be, probably no one would have noticed. Besides, the kids probably knew all this and more already.
Erika Watson 4 years ago
I mean me being in middle school I can see how some kids would freak out or just... Yeah... It would not go well
LittleMissLotus 4 years ago
Uhhh the story says "the most lurid porn LA had to offer," not just pictures of the naked human body. There's a huge difference between regular nudity, which shouldn't be a big deal for kids to see, and hardcore porn, which kids 10000% shouldn't see. "hardcore" implies, not not only penetration, but I'm guessing some seriously kinky s**t that is still disturbing to most full-grown adults.
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#21
I was on a field trip to a local forest preserve with my third grade class, and there was a boy on the trip with special needs who was also a flight risk. Well, at one point he darted back towards the bus and I took off after him. But instead of going to the bus, he ducked into the poison ivy and poison oak-riddled woods 250 feet ahead of me! And to make it even worse, he was wearing camouflage for this field trip because that's what his dad always wore in the woods, so as I got into the denser part of the forest, I had to rely entirely on sound to try to catch up to him. Eventually he ran back across the main road and down the river bank, right towards the rapids, which were flooded due to a recent storm! Now, I’m a strong swimmer, but I knew that flood waters are nothing to mess with, and that if this kid got in the water, he would drown. So, I slid down the river bank as fast as I could, and caught up to him just as he started taking off his socks and shoes. I quickly grabbed him, threw him over my shoulders, and walked him back up the steep, slippery bank. Then back on the bus, while waiting for someone to come pick him up, he started complaining...about a rash.
DarkLumiya 4 years ago
this is why you shouldn't be looking after other peoples kids, there is not enough a paycheck for that kinda work
Paul Davis 4 years ago
"...there was a boy on the trip with special needs who was also a flight risk..." and then "...he ducked into the poison ivy and poison oak-riddled woods 250 feet ahead of me!" Yeah somebody was not doing their job, sounds like zero diligence in ensuring there was someone who could sufficiently stay on top of that kid or who could 1 on 1 with that kid. And if you couldn't manage to arrange that don't take him on a trip. It's not freaking rocket science.
Samantha Power 4 years ago
That is dreadful! risking your life for a child with such needs, and definitely needs a full time carer.
Another vital part of organizing school trips is communication. I'll repeat that so we're crystal clear: communication. You gotta do it. It's always better to overcommunicate and irritate the heck out of someone than to not communicate enough. Why? Because someone will always misinterpret what you said. So you gotta repeat everything a hundred times (sometimes, that's not hyperbole) cuz that's how people learn.
Something else that teachers should be aware of is their students' medical requirements. Maybe Jane has a peanut allergy. Perhaps Robert has asthma and needs to remember to pack his inhaler. This is where a teacher's personal connection with their students plays a pivotal role. If you're aware of what could go wrong, you can stop disaster from striking.
#22
When I was in the 2nd grade we took a field trip to the forest preserve. For me it was an awesome field trip, being led by a guide through this cool hiking trail and learning things about nature was my kind of thing.
About halfway through the hike a few of us decide to take "the fun" way across a thick log over a little creek. This kid named Marcelo was in front of me and he was goofing off a bit too much and slipped. He fell into the creek, but in the process smacked his face into the log. We helped get him out of the water and noticed that his mouth was bleeding profusely.
When he smacked his face on that log he got a stick about 2 inches long jammed up into his gums. It was pretty damn gnarly and the park ranger that was leading the hike called for an ambulance.
Lauren Caswell 4 years ago
Nope nope nope. Gums and fingernails having anything happen to them like this makes my skin crawl I keep picturing it but I don't want to :( that poor poor kid!
Curry on... 4 years ago
Sounds familiar to a trip I took as a kid. Only I was the one who fell off the log. No stick in my gums though. Just wet and embarrassed.
#23
Not a teacher, but in 4th grade a turkey flew through the windshield of the bus. We were driving through the middle of nowhere on our way to a farm or something, don’t remember what it was supposed to be because we just ended up going back to the school.
Some teachers near the front were picking glass out of their forehead, think the driver was mostly okay but still needed to get checked out. I don’t think any of us kids were hurt at all. Maybe we were too short at that age for the glass to make its way over the seats enough to actually maim anyone? I have no idea.
But yeah, a teacher kicked the dead bird off the bus, did a quick head count, fluttered over the bus driver, and then we just lined up against a wooden fence at the edge of someone’s property while waiting for another bus to come get us.
Full of Giggles 4 years ago
My high school marching band went to a competition 16 hours away. Our bus hit an elk in the middle of the night. Everyone was jolted awake. Except for Scotty. He woke up the next morning completely oblivious.
Mere Cat 4 years ago
I'm married to such Scotty... No matter how much our baby cried RIGHT NEXT TO HIM, he didn't wake up. He's also had a fake bomb explode next to him (army rehearsal) and slept through it.
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Nathan Pogorzala 4 years ago
I had a turkey cannonball through my windshield one time. It was talon and blood covered frenzy.
#24
Once my boss messed up and we got to the airport late and we missed our flight. So 40 kids and 7 adults and he refused to split our group up. We ended up having to stay an extra night. It was a nightmare since our bags made it and we didn’t.
Also had a student fall off the train platform and onto the tracks, breaking ribs and knocking herself out cold. She looked like a ragdoll going down and I felt helpless just trying to keep the other kids calm. She was okay eventually :/
Nikki 4 years ago
I am going on a trip to Europe soon and should probably stop looking at all of the things that could go wrong.
I want cake 4 years ago
I went on a school trip to Italy, on the way back my teachers forgot all of our passports in the hotel safe, which was only discovered at the airport so they had to phone the hotel and beg them to send someone in a taxi with 40ish passports or we'd all miss our flights. So much could've gone wrong.
Of course, a school trip isn't just about fun. It's supposed to be educational, too. So it's incredibly important that your students understand why you're on the trip in the first place. Sure, it's fun to get out of the school building, but we're going to the art museum for a reason, not just to muck about.
#25
At an apple orchard with young preschoolers. One kid, who was always an issue in some way or another, pooped his pants. Fully. And didn’t say anything. I just happened to pass him and smelled it. There were no restrooms, just a port o potty. Had to stand him on the edge and try and get as much as the flattened turd out of his pants because there was no way he was going to sit in poop filled pants for the 30 min drive back. I was gagging and the kid was doing everything but following my directions. At one point I thought he was going to fall into the hole. It was awful.
Roxy Eastland 4 years ago
Not being funny, but with preschoolers isn't it automatic to carry spare knickers and wipes?
Lauren Caswell 4 years ago
Yes absolutely, as far as I'm aware anyway. Even when they have come out of diapers, the ensuing period of time will involve many accidents. Not to mention spare clothes for preschoolers is a good idea all round considering how much mess having fun can make :)
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The_tattered_hippie 4 years ago
My sons preschool required a spare set of clothes be packed in his backpack every day he was there. He was 3yo and potty trained himself at 16mo, but he was still a toddler and accidents happen. At one point, he had a pee accident several days in a row because the flusher on the toilets was loud it scared him and he didn’t want to go. We eventually figured out the problem and everything was fine. Lol
Jessica Montgomery 4 years ago
You’d have them at the school, but not on a trip outside the school.
#26
I work with 18-21 year old students with disabilities. We took the students on our annual canoe trip at the end of the year. It’s typically like a two hour canoe ride through a chain of lakes and this particular year didn’t go so well. One of the students was aggressively yelling at other students to “paddle harder”. Another student got annoyed and turned around and started beating this student with his paddle. We had to get all the canoes (there were probably 7 of them) to shore to get these two students out because they were bludgeoning one another!
AngelWings 4 years ago
I ahouldnt of laughed but i cant help picturing one kid yelling paddle harder n another just snapping 🤣
#27
Not a teacher but I was a student. We went out ice-skating. A 190-pound guy I sorta knew (he was in one of my classes, didn't like him but I was too nice to tell him off) was having trouble staying up and I was the closest person to him so he grabbed me and used me for stability. Only problem was he was putting all his weight on me and ended up pushing me down, then because I was what was keeping him up, he fell and in the process stepped on top of my fingers and sliced 4 of them open. I really really despise that guy. I'm okay but I still have the scars and a story to tell.
Kelli from Fitness Blender 4 years ago
I wouldn't wish for him to get hurt, no matter what he did.
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Zayne Lewis 4 years ago
Here have this to clear up your head from all this. My grandmother used to drive a school bus and she sometimes brought her daughters poodle on the bus.
Alethia Nyx 4 years ago
Read it again, she did not offer to help, he grabbed onto her.
Load More Replies...You could also pack some game or sports equipment with you in case there's an hour or two free when you all have nothing to do. You should also consider avoiding planning trips for Mondays because parents tend to forget things over the weekend. And then you can end up with a situation that you'll be describing in an awful lot of detail on Reddit about how the trip went wrong quicker than kids get up from their desks when the lunch bell rings.
#28
9th grade student got caught with beer in his energy drink bottle. Student very nearly got hit by a car. A third student vomited. All on the same trip.
#29
When I was in fifth grade, my class took a field trip to Washington DC. It was my first ever overnight school trip and a huge deal because we weren’t in a wealthy area. It was basically a long weekend whirlwind tour of museums and such. To save money, we stayed in churches to sleep. There was onechurch that had a large activity room so we all slept there on the second night. Boys on one side, girls on the other, chaperones in the middle. An entire wall was windows without any coverings. At about 1:00 in the morning, some girl starts screaming. We all wake up to see this guy standing in front of the window staring in at us. He ran off, but word spread that he was exposing himself and the chaperones moved us to interior rooms and called the cops.
Sista of the moon 4 years ago
But it’s a wonderful place. There’s so many things to do. Washington is just full of sculpture parks, and restaurants, and museums, and it really is a great place to visit. The springtime might be the best bc dc blossoms will be in full bloom and it’s just stunning.
Noemie Houtekie-N'Da 4 years ago
Washington DC is on my go to list. Not the highest, but up there.
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Cheri Aline Sydney 4 years ago
Eslamala, it's people like you who perpetuate the worse stereotypes... it doesn't help.... especially when wverything you just said is nothing more than speculation!
sylvanticx 4 years ago
Eslamala- Let people have their religion. Many priests are perfectly nice, and you're jumping to conclusions that it was a priest.
GaeFrog 4 years ago
Field trip to DC in 5th grade?! Thats awesome, in 5th grade i got to watch a documentary in Tennessee .-.
A Random Panda 4 years ago
In fifth grade I stayed at camp. But that was the year covid started so...
Load More Replies... Nathan Pogorzala 4 years ago
My Boy Scout troop stayed in a Air Force hanger on our stay to DC. The airmen and airwomen packed us a box lunch for our day at Arlington and it was 3 hard boiled eggs and a jug of pineapple juice. Man did i eat a lot of donated hard boiled eggs that day.
M O'Connell 4 years ago
On my way to the 2001 Jamboree our troop (due to some sort of mix-up?) spent one night at the Sheraton Hotel, which to this very day is the ritziest hotel I have ever stayed in. It was nice. We got to have lunch at the US Naval Academy! Fun times.
Load More Replies... Carson Casper 4 years ago
Yep, that sounds like DC. 10/10 chance dude was a law maker from a red state
#30
I was a new teacher when the whole grade went on a field trip during the first week of school.
In fact, I was so new that nobody - not even my colleagues - noticed that I wasn’t on the bus. So it left without me.
(Fortunately, the destination was only about 15 minutes away, so it wasn’t a big deal for me to jump in my car and follow the bus there.)
Demi Zwaan 4 years ago
That would be a great opportunity to have some paid vacation days at home.
#31
Band trip to Disney World. Lead bus driver "knew a shortcut". This led to 5 large motorcoaches lost in an orange grove somewhere near Orlando. No idea how much damage we did to those trees, the roads really weren't designed for huge busses.
Lex 3 years ago
You would need a sign to tell you not to go on someone else's property?
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not a teacher but once went on a trip to the woods, one kid climbed up on of the trees. after 10 minutes of sitting in the tree he decided to go down, and one branch snapped and the kid fell, there was a small twig just sticking out of this kids thigh. rushed to the hospital later and is doing fine now
What do you think ?
Daria B 4 years ago (edited)
I wasn't really on that trip, but when I was young, the whole town talked about the poor kid who literally got decapitated because nobody could keep him out of the roof window of a two-floor buss. Then the road went under a bridge.... May he rest in peace, poor little soul...
Ozacoter 4 years ago
I have one as a student. We were about 15yo and we went to a near science museum for the morning. In our group there were a couple of the bullies that kept pestering my friends and me. On the way back they kept insulting and pushing us, with no reaction of the teachers nearby. At some point they covered my backpack with spit. I had enough and I went to the teachers to show it to them. They shrugged and said 'well we are outside the school, so we can do nothing'. That was is. So much for taking care of your students.
Arctic Fox Lover 4 years ago
This has reminded me of a field trip I was on when I was around 7 or 8. I was in a church summer day camp. We took a field trip to a local water park (I will be keeping all locations classified for security reasons). We arrived, did a head count, ate a very small lunch, and then played in the water park. Since the instructions weren't very clear, I played for a longer period of time than the other kids, who eventually lined up and got onto the bus. Then the bus left without me. Luckily, one of the kids that went to the summer camp had a parent that happened to work at the same building, so his parent acted as a personal chaperone, but was technically off-duty (but she was wearing the shirt that represented the church camp so I could pinpoint her). I asked her where everyone was and she realized that I was a kid that went to the summer camp (of course, I wasn't wearing the shirt at the moment, I was in a bathing suit) and she told me that the busses already left. If it weren't
Arctic Fox Lover 4 years ago
--for her phone call to the church, they would have forgotten me until it was time for the kids to get picked up. 😬
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Robin DJW 4 years ago
A boy was killed during my son's 8th grade trip to D.C. The school's staff and parent chaperones acted swiftly with professionalism and empathy in how they handled the whole mess. As parents, 2500 miles away, we were heartbroken for our son and the rest of the people involved, esp. the boy's parents. Terrible situation.
Fred L. 4 years ago
My scariest one as a student was in 12th or 13th grade (Germany). We went caving - not the wild form but a known system, no real climbing parts and organized with experienced guides into two groups who took different routes. I somehow managed to loose my group and so was alone underground in a water-containing and many-armed cave system. Luckily I ended up finding the other group.
Alethia Nyx 4 years ago
My year 11 central Australia trip was a doozy. To start, we are from Melbourne. Our flight to Uluru stopped over in Sydney. The flight was delayed for some reason, we were sitting on the plane at the gate for quite a while, some of us watching the loading of the bags out the windows, then watching some things get unloaded. Then when we get to Uluru it's discovered that the bags that were unloaded for some reason were some of ours, and had been left behind in Sydney. The bags finally show up late the next day. Turns out they were left over night outside on the tarmac, and it rained. Then a few days into the camp one of the girls came down with glandular fever, which meant many trips to various hospitals along the way to diagnose why she was sick and get some treatment. Most of the trip we were camping. One of my friends managed to trip over while setting his up one day, stood on a peg and ended up with a metal splinter in his heel, so that was another hospital trip for the teachers.
Alethia Nyx 4 years ago
Also two of the girls had quite severe allergic reactions to all the mosquito bites we were getting, like their arms and legs were basically one big swollen bite. The only TV we saw on the whole trip was at a random rest stop where we all gathered around to watch the news, because it was the day Michael Jackson died. We had already heard, I was actually the one who told everyone because my mother had texted me, and I was one of the few with phone reception. Even the teachers had wanted to see it on TV. This trip may sound like a total disaster but it was still absolutely amazing in spite of the disasters.
Load More Replies... LittleMissLotus 4 years ago
This one is pretty low-octane compared to the ones above, but in 5th grade, all the 5th graders, myself included, went to a sleepaway camp. There was a cafeteria where food was made for us, and one day, there were churros. We all were really excited up until we bit into them. It turns out the cooks had accidentally rolled the outside of the churros in salt instead of sugar. Literally as soon as everybody took a bite, the cafeteria noise turned from happy chatter into almost screams. In about half a second. One kid decided it would be funny if he ate, like, 4 of the churros. He never got sick or anything but his face at the end of his feasting was the reddest I've ever seen a human being's.
Pille P 4 years ago
Not me but the choir of our school, most kids were from my year. There was some kind of choir competition in Check Republic. The kids went from Estonia with ancient already half broken buses, somewhere in Poland one of the buses burnt down, this happened at night while driving - the kids and teachers were all asleep in the bus seats, luckily everyone got out but they had no passports, money, telephones or clothes anymore because the bus caught fire so rapidly there was no time. It was somewhere mid 90s so no cellphones yet. Locals helped to house them with the local families, organized clothes and food and waited a couple of days until from Estonia a new bus was sent that took them back and temporary passports were organized. The kids needed counceling later of course, but all went well for them.
Daria B 4 years ago (edited)
I wasn't really on that trip, but when I was young, the whole town talked about the poor kid who literally got decapitated because nobody could keep him out of the roof window of a two-floor buss. Then the road went under a bridge.... May he rest in peace, poor little soul...
Ozacoter 4 years ago
I have one as a student. We were about 15yo and we went to a near science museum for the morning. In our group there were a couple of the bullies that kept pestering my friends and me. On the way back they kept insulting and pushing us, with no reaction of the teachers nearby. At some point they covered my backpack with spit. I had enough and I went to the teachers to show it to them. They shrugged and said 'well we are outside the school, so we can do nothing'. That was is. So much for taking care of your students.
Arctic Fox Lover 4 years ago
This has reminded me of a field trip I was on when I was around 7 or 8. I was in a church summer day camp. We took a field trip to a local water park (I will be keeping all locations classified for security reasons). We arrived, did a head count, ate a very small lunch, and then played in the water park. Since the instructions weren't very clear, I played for a longer period of time than the other kids, who eventually lined up and got onto the bus. Then the bus left without me. Luckily, one of the kids that went to the summer camp had a parent that happened to work at the same building, so his parent acted as a personal chaperone, but was technically off-duty (but she was wearing the shirt that represented the church camp so I could pinpoint her). I asked her where everyone was and she realized that I was a kid that went to the summer camp (of course, I wasn't wearing the shirt at the moment, I was in a bathing suit) and she told me that the busses already left. If it weren't
Arctic Fox Lover 4 years ago
--for her phone call to the church, they would have forgotten me until it was time for the kids to get picked up. 😬
Load More Replies... Robin DJW 4 years ago
A boy was killed during my son's 8th grade trip to D.C. The school's staff and parent chaperones acted swiftly with professionalism and empathy in how they handled the whole mess. As parents, 2500 miles away, we were heartbroken for our son and the rest of the people involved, esp. the boy's parents. Terrible situation.
Fred L. 4 years ago
My scariest one as a student was in 12th or 13th grade (Germany). We went caving - not the wild form but a known system, no real climbing parts and organized with experienced guides into two groups who took different routes. I somehow managed to loose my group and so was alone underground in a water-containing and many-armed cave system. Luckily I ended up finding the other group.
Alethia Nyx 4 years ago
My year 11 central Australia trip was a doozy. To start, we are from Melbourne. Our flight to Uluru stopped over in Sydney. The flight was delayed for some reason, we were sitting on the plane at the gate for quite a while, some of us watching the loading of the bags out the windows, then watching some things get unloaded. Then when we get to Uluru it's discovered that the bags that were unloaded for some reason were some of ours, and had been left behind in Sydney. The bags finally show up late the next day. Turns out they were left over night outside on the tarmac, and it rained. Then a few days into the camp one of the girls came down with glandular fever, which meant many trips to various hospitals along the way to diagnose why she was sick and get some treatment. Most of the trip we were camping. One of my friends managed to trip over while setting his up one day, stood on a peg and ended up with a metal splinter in his heel, so that was another hospital trip for the teachers.
Alethia Nyx 4 years ago
Also two of the girls had quite severe allergic reactions to all the mosquito bites we were getting, like their arms and legs were basically one big swollen bite. The only TV we saw on the whole trip was at a random rest stop where we all gathered around to watch the news, because it was the day Michael Jackson died. We had already heard, I was actually the one who told everyone because my mother had texted me, and I was one of the few with phone reception. Even the teachers had wanted to see it on TV. This trip may sound like a total disaster but it was still absolutely amazing in spite of the disasters.
Load More Replies... LittleMissLotus 4 years ago
This one is pretty low-octane compared to the ones above, but in 5th grade, all the 5th graders, myself included, went to a sleepaway camp. There was a cafeteria where food was made for us, and one day, there were churros. We all were really excited up until we bit into them. It turns out the cooks had accidentally rolled the outside of the churros in salt instead of sugar. Literally as soon as everybody took a bite, the cafeteria noise turned from happy chatter into almost screams. In about half a second. One kid decided it would be funny if he ate, like, 4 of the churros. He never got sick or anything but his face at the end of his feasting was the reddest I've ever seen a human being's.
Pille P 4 years ago
Not me but the choir of our school, most kids were from my year. There was some kind of choir competition in Check Republic. The kids went from Estonia with ancient already half broken buses, somewhere in Poland one of the buses burnt down, this happened at night while driving - the kids and teachers were all asleep in the bus seats, luckily everyone got out but they had no passports, money, telephones or clothes anymore because the bus caught fire so rapidly there was no time. It was somewhere mid 90s so no cellphones yet. Locals helped to house them with the local families, organized clothes and food and waited a couple of days until from Estonia a new bus was sent that took them back and temporary passports were organized. The kids needed counceling later of course, but all went well for them.
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