Yes, our school always has the kids who aren't on the field trip staying with a teacher and doing ...something. I don't know what, since my kids have never missed a field trip except when they were sick or on some other school thing. But I do know they have a contingency plan for those who aren't allowed to go for whatever reason.

I wouldn't even hazard a guess anymore as to how weird a school can be -- these are places, after all, that suspend kindergarteners for biting PopTarts into gun shapes, or punish kids who get bullied for their My Little Pony lunch boxes. There is no end to the weirdness. smile