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Canadian School Boards Cancel or Limit International Trips
Boards cite safety, paperwork and cost pressures as thousands of students lose trips or switch to domestic alternatives.
- School boards across Canada are cancelling or modifying international field trips for the current school year, with Edmonton Public Schools eliminating all excursions to Thailand, France, the United Kingdom, Costa Rica and Portugal.
- Rob Thompson, Edmonton Public Schools administrator, cited "reported global fuel shortages, recently reported public health concerns and ongoing military conflict" after a recent field trip exposed students to civil unrest in June.
- Zoe Cogger, a 16-year-old, planned to attend the National High School Dance Festival in Pittsburgh and the Bloomsday Run in Spokane, Washington, but said "I was pretty sad when I found out" about the cancellations.
- Cogger's school replaced the Washington trip with a run in Jasper National Park, and she said "I'm glad that they were able to find a replacement," while The Vancouver School Board and Calgary CatholicSchool District approve trips case-by-case.
- Education professor Maren Aukerman noted "We live in really complex times and international trips are a complex thing to pull off," while rising costs of living and trade war tensions have further strained planning across Canada.
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