March 8, 2020 – West Bend, WI – The West Bend School Board is prepared to vote Monday, March 9 on a list of extended trips for students.
This June, high school band students were prepping to go to Italy. According to board documents “a revised band trip that will occur in June of 2020. This trip is rescheduled due to international health concerns.”
According to the World Health Organization the Italian government has issued a quarantine of northern Italy and it’s implementing a lockdown on tourism. The measures are tied to attempts to prevent the spread of Coronavirus.
It appears the board will vote Monday to approve a band trip this June to Hawaii.
Background:
Students in our High Schools have the opportunity to participate in a variety of experiences to extend and apply their learning which require travel outside the State of Wisconsin or even outside of the United States. As in past years teachers and co-curricular coaches are seeking opportunities to take students to the following locations during the 2020-21 school year. The trips on this list are those that have yet to be approved by the school board.
High school administrators have met with the staff proposing the trips to verify information required and. Building and district administration have reviewed the details of the trip relative to the Board policies and Administrative Rule 352.1 and support the participation in these experiences. It should be noted that 352.1 AR includes procedures to review the status of the trip at least 25 days prior to departure.
This request for approval also includes a revised band trip that will occur in June of 2020. This trip is rescheduled due to international health concerns.
