DD is very upset, and I can't blame her!
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| Sat, 01-10-2009 - 4:22pm |
Through the school she was given the opportunity to go to Spain in March. We really could not afford to spend this kind of money right now especially with my dh being of work again, but for an opportunity like that who could resist. So we enrolled and got everything paid for, got her passport and she was set.
Well yesterday when she got to school there was a meeting and one of the kids that was going decided she no longer wants to go she would rather go to Mexico with her boyfriend.
We were told once you sign up you are committed to going, so we felt that was how it was, but apparently not, because this girl pulled out. Anyhow what the chaperone decided then was to heck with the group and she cancelled the whole trip for all the students.
Now this was not right I feel, but to make matters worse is we will get most the money back ... all but $99.00.
Well I said to the woman that this was hard come by money that we lost, and everyone was told when you signed up you were committed to going, so why is it one decides not to go and we all are not only losing the opportunity to go but also out money for it.
DD was so upset yesterday she just went in her room and cried. I really am still very upset about this whole thing, the chaperone suggested that we go after the other girl and get her to pay us the $99.00 ya right like that is going to happen. Nope so then she said well I probably could get money out of the pop machine at school to pay you the $99.00 and that made me really mad because there is not enough to pay all the students back, but even if there was it is not right because that money is to go for the graduating kids bursaries.
There is really nothing we can do about this now... but take our losses and get over it.
So now we are trying to think what can we do for dd, wont be this year but think we will have to get her a trip somewhere to make up for it.
Yea I am seething mad but will get over it. DD is upset and says she now doesn't want to discuss it any further. She is one who tries to hold it in... Not like me I gotta get it out.
Anyhow a lousy way to start the year, but then maybe that means it can only get better!
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Hi Lor
Oh man what a terrible thing for this girl to do. Pretty bad of the teacher to let her back out as well I would say. Espeically since from the start they said once comitted you had to follow though. Maybe they should keep her money and pay the other parents out of her share.
Oh, man, I would be seething too, Lor! Is there only this one person who is making the decisions for the entire group? And why does she have so much power? Is this girl who backed out a relative of hers? I don't get why just because she won't go, the whole group must be punished! That doesn't seem right. Geez! Something just isn't right about this.
And what a b!+chy thing to say about the pop machine! Aren't there any school officials involved in this!?
Thanks Mare!
Yea there were 4 going, the worst part is
Yea we are pretty upset... but it is not going to change it at all.
The person who was running this is a teacher, and I think she was just very upset so
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Ya it does suck... but oh well not much we can do about it!
SO glad to see you posting means you are not washed away with allt he flooding!
Hugs,
well, Lor, that is pretty rotten! disappointing for dd and aggravating to be out of $99
I have some ideas: you mentioned speaking to the tour company, also I would speak to school officials: superintendent/school board
also if it were in NY , I would contact our State attorney general/consumer protection agency
but sometimes we have to put these situations in the "meant to be category" or the "not meant to be" in this case
I have been to Spain 2x: in college and studied there one summer and in '92 as the chaperone of a student group, my own 2 kids in the group, they were 12 and 14
While they had a good time, in my "professional opinion" (and it really is LOL) going in college is much more worthwhile than going as a HS student...you really get "more for your money"
and the college student is more mature, gets more from it...for little more than the price of a one
Dutch
I know there is not a whole lot more we can do but make a bit of noise about it.
well, looks like you and dd have a good handle on the situation now
good luck with it all
that credit card route sounds like it might help!
hugs
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