Teacher says ds hasn't paid for trip

[cornsilk]

Last week my ds had to pay for a school trip. I gave ds the envelope with the money in. I asked him after school and he said he gave it to the teacher. Now teacher says ds has not paid and did not give him the money.
Should I have to pay the money again?

[fransmom]

hmm difficult one this. i haven't yet had experience of this so i hope someone who has will be able to offer you better advice.

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[Fimbo]

I had this last year. My dd gave money in an envelope to her teacher, then a few days later the teacher asked her to tell me I hadn't paid. I questioned dd who assured me she handed the envelope in. I phoned the school office and they said not to worry they would look in to it and I wouldn't be expected to pay again. I never heard anymore, so either the envelope turned up or they put the money in from school funds.

HTH

[Fimbo]

I still collect my dd from school and now personally hand any money etc over to the school secretary.

[Ladymuck]

Go to see teacher with your ds and explain. This happened in my first term of school. The envelope did eventually turn up - it had been lifted by acident formt he school office.

[chopster]

hmm, hate to say it but are you sure he handed it in?
dd 'forgot' to give the money to the teacher for her xmas lunch, spent a good hour at school constructing a lovely purse out of paper and brought it home again!

[NuttyMuffins]

This happened once with Dd1's dinner money. I knew I had given it to dd as I had used loads of loose change, and dd2 said she remembered handing it in because it was so heavy.

Woman in the office insisted that they had not had it and that I still owed it to them. She asked me to check that it wasn't still at home and then get back to them. I never got back to them, and they never asked me for it again.

[cornsilk]

Thanks Fimbo, I think I will have to do that in future. My ds is a bit of a day dreamer and could well have put the envelope down, but he's convinced he handed it in.

[rosealbie]

I usually pay by cheque and even one of these got 'lost' for about a week and ended up being discovered in ds's school drawer. At least it's easier to trace a cheque payment than cash though.

[bozza]

I find writing a cheque is quite helpful in these circumstances, so I send every payment to school in cheque form.

[bozza]

snap I know it is not much use this time but for future occasions...

[talcy0]

Ooooh, may i butt in and request your opinion? please?

Both dds are off on school trips soon...[7 and 8] school has requested voluntary contribution payment of £8 each.....
anyone else experienced this.

If they don't get enough money,trips will be cancelled.

Seems unfair...will pay but syrely we all should?

[cornsilk]

Yes - it will be a cheque in future I think! Actually one of them has been mislaid by the school before now, not as painful as I just cancelled it.

[bozza]

I think they are only allowed to ask for voluntary contributions these days. All our letters are worded that way, but with the veiled threat regarding whether enough people pay for it to go ahead. I always assume that if you have the means you should really pay.

[cornsilk]

Our school don't put the voluntary contribution bit on. They just say what the cost is. Bit naughty really!

[talcy0]

Thanks bozza......just makes me little grumpy that there are some that can and maybe wont pay! but i shan't think about that...want dd to go, so i'll happily pay.

[titchy]

It has to be a voluntary contributin, otherwise children of parents who can't afford it would not be able to go. If you can't afford it the money should come out of school funds, but as trips normally rely on a certain percentage paying and a small amount coming from school funds they have to get a certain number of parents coughing up for the trip to go ahead. Seems reasonable to me tbh.

At our school if you can't afford it I think you have to apply for a 'free' place which puts off those that can afford but don't want to pay...

[talcy0]

...sounds like a good idea titchy....have no qualms with those that can't afford....we struggle to make ends meet a lot of the time..but i pay 'cos i want dds to

[talcy0]

..go.

[MrsRecycle]

Or get them to sign up to parentpay All on-line and so each to use (once you get registration sorted out).

[MrsRecycle]

(don't work for them - my school has just started using if for school dinners and its brilliant)

[talcy0]

Thanks cat64..didn't realise it was a legal thing...is this a relatively new thing then?

I feel the need to clarify that i am happy to pay...and that i wouldn't like to see any child left out.

[cutekids]

aha...!so that's why we're always asked for a "voluntary contribution" but always reminded if you don't pay...!