Parents May Sign Away Rights With School Permission Slips

When I was going on field trips back in the 80's and 90's that I can remember, it was the parents and teachers responsibility to make sure that the kids were well taken care of. The parents made sure that they read the permission slip or slips carefully before signing them and the teachers made sure that their students was not going anywhere without adult supervision. If there were any accidents like shown in the video on school buses the students parents knew about it. The kids were treated if there were any injuries and the teacher made sure that the students were excused from any activities that he or she couldn't participate in due to injuries. I can honestly say that the only field trips that I missed was because I didn't have my permission slip signed in time or I left my permission slip home while leaving for school (which didn't happen that often). Safety first must be taught in anything that the kids participate in.