However, use of this term will not include student exchanges, co-op education and placement, credit courses outside of school and outside the regular school day, and private trips. One day trips within Metro and immediate environs. Overnight excursions within Canada. The Director of Education will develop The School Excursion Handbook and revise the document from time to time as required. This handbook will contain the applicable administrative practices, rules and procedures which must be followed when dealing with school excursions.
All excursions require approval, as set out within The School Excursion Handbook.
The approval process will be governed by the procedures and forms provided in The School Excursion Handbook. As part of the process of obtaining parental permission, the school staff will provide an opportunity to parents and guardians to become informed, as fully as possible, regarding the details and proposed activities for each excursion. In order to obtain the permission of parents or guardians, the appropriate forms in The School Excursion Handbook will be used. For any overnight excursion, schools shall conduct at least one information meeting for parents. Exceptions to the requirement for an information meeting are limited to secondary school retreats and secondary school sport teams who have qualified for regional and provincial championships.