Sent: Monday, July 26, 2010 8:38 AM
To: Bassett, Patrick; Janicki, Bridget
Subject: RE: ISED-L Digest - 23 Jul 2010 to 25 Jul 2010 (#2010-191)
The reason we don't have sample global permission slips, and why I generall=
y discourage them, is that for a release to stand up in court the individua=
l signing it usually needs to have some kind of knowledge of the risks and =
what is going to happen. If the school just wants permission to take the ch=
ild on trips, that is one thing. If they want the parent to release the sch=
ool from all kinds of liability for those trips, that can be something else=
. Arguably you can connect the dots (initial form the parent signs at the b=
eginning of the year, information goes home with the student on each trip, =
the parent may / or may not see the travel information and could have calle=
d the school to say "no, s/he cannot go"), but it can be complicated depend=
ing upon the facts and the other steps the school takes to ensure safety.
Debra
Debra P. Wilson
Legal Counsel
NAIS
1620 L Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 973-9716
(202) 247-9692 (fax)
www.nais.org
-----Original Message-----
From: Mitch Bostian [mailto:mbostian@theberkeleyschool.org]
Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2010 6:16 PM
Subject: Global/Electronic Permission Slips
All --
Hope your summers are terrific and relaxing.
We are a K-8 school that takes a LOT of field trips. It's a major logistic=
al headache (and paper drain) to send out and collect permission slips for =
every trip, no matter how small -- hard on the teachers, challenging for fa=
milies, etc. Do any of your schools just have parents sign a "global permi=
ssion slip" that authorizes students to go on school-related, daytime field=
trips? If so, would you be willing to share one with me? Anyone know why=
such a slip would be problematic?
Along these lines -- anyone use an electronic permission slip of some kind?
I'm sure this information exists, but I am having some difficulty tracking =
it down, and ISED is invariably my go-to in these circumstances -- thanks f=
or any help.
Best,
Mitch
*****************************
Mitch Bostian
Head of School
The Berkeley School
1310 University Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94702
(510) 665-8800 ex. 102
mbostian@theberkeleyschool.org
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