Outlines legal aspects and procedures for conducting a field trip. Stresses the need for administrative support, previewing the field trip site, involving the class in planning, obtaining supervisor help and parental permission, conducting a follow--up and evaluating the field trip. (KC)

Briefly discusses the results of a survey of the superintendent of public instruction, office of the attorney general, the education association, the school boards association, and the teacher union in each state to identify state laws and court cases on, and to solicit comments about, teacher responsibility on field trips. (IRT)

Reviews existing State laws and court decisions in the United States related to teacher responsibility and liability while on field trips of an educational nature. Should assist teachers, administrators, and local school board members in assessing the liability and responsibility of the school district, the teachers, and others when anyone is…

This publication stresses the existence of a wide range of instructional resources available to teachers planning field trips. The first chapter presents a brief history of educational field trips and their value as teaching tools. Teacher liability and school board policies are also discussed. Chapter Two deals with the details that must…

The purpose of this study was to investigate school board policies concerning field trips in all cities of the United States of 100,000 or more population. (Author/RK)

The purpose of this study was to investigate existing state laws and court decisions related to teacher responsibility and liability during field trips. Literature on field trips as an educational activity and on teacher responsibility while leading field trips was reviewed. A normative survey was conducted, using an opinionnaire specifically…

Following a short history, data concerning field trips are presented from a study of school board or administrative policies which queried (1) the existence of school board policies, (2) who accepts and supervises such trips, and (3) criteria for accepting the trip. (ND)

The purpose of this study was to investigate existing state laws and court decisions in the United States related to teacher responsibility and liability while on field trips. Literature reviewed in the report deals with both teacher responsibility and the instructional aspect of field trips. During July and August, 1971 a three-item questionnaire…

This study was intended to add to the body of knowledge dealing with school board policies concerning field trips. A questionnaire, mailed to superintendents in 149 cities, was designed to (1) ascertain the existence of school board policies (written or unwritten) pertaining to field trips; (2) determine the person(s) or group(s) who pass on the…