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I wouldn't allow mine to go and I'd happily pay for extra treats to compensate her your missing it. I'm a worrier though

I started a thread about this earlier.
Mine was one of her only friendship group who didn't drop out of a Paris trip after the Charlie Hebdoe attack but she is due to go to Normandy with her new school soon and I don't feel comfortable letting her go tbh which annoys me as I don't want the bastards to win

churches in the uk have also been put on alert.

you could look at this another way - and say - well they are going to be super-vigilant now, whereas before the Nice attack the security services in France look as if they were getting a bit slack.

would you let her go to London? thats probably just as dangerous

It would ruin a wonderful experience.

Cancelling plans and holing yourself up at home is exactly what these terrorists want, and would also send the message to your child that your anxiety is in control of her enriching experience.

My daughter and her family are in Normandy at the moment
They have no issues where they are but are keeping alert just in case

Whereabouts in Normandy is the trip going in relation to Rouen? Because Normandy is bigger than Wales, so ask yourself: if there was trouble in Cardiff, say, would you stop her going on a trip to North Wales?

I'm not a worrier but I definitely wouldn't be letting my children go. It's sad, it's probably an overreaction but it's just too unstable there at the moment

I don't think I would let go either. Pre kids I would have gone but don't think I would risk kids now but compensate child somehow otherwise.

Let her go.

Id let her go - and have a nice time - these places tend to be more out of the way - and they haven't attacked twice in the same area - it will be safer then most cities

I'm asking this for myself but teadcabove that French security may have been slack but honestly I can't understand how they can be on top of lone terrorists who are targeting ordinary people's lives. It is making me so anxious as I can't see how anybody can 'win' or how it will all stop.

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My daughter was in France last week with an exchange, had a great time and said security at public places was very, very high.

MrBoot - one of the perpetrators in this instance was wearing an electronic tag. They absolutely could have been monitoring his movements more closely, particularly as he'd already tried to get to Syria to fight.

OP - I would let your DD go. She is very, very unlikely to be caught up in a terrorist incident and she will have a marvellous time.

I didn't know that but surely even if he was wearing a tag, he entered a church. What can they do? Monitor each individual? Chase to all locations he goes to? The only way they could effectively monitor him is if he was in prison.

I imagine they can monitor group activity more easily but one or two gunmen who possibly are outside a main group. It just seems so impossible.

Let her go, we have no idea of where they will strike next and we can't live our lives hiding in a bunker. They could target a school, church, hospital in the UK, Croatia, Sweden, NZ or wherever next and we can't foresee what they will do. I bet security in France is super high right now. My dd was booked to go to a theme park with school in England days after the accident in M&Ds theme park in Scotland. So didn't want her to go but she went and was fine. She would have hated me not letting her go. It is a scary world we live in and we all want to keep our kids safe but we need to let them live life.

Thank you for all your replies.

She wants to go. The school has checked with the FCO and ABTA and there is no warning not to travel, so they are going ahead.

So I've decided to let her go. But I'll be wishing the week away until she's back!

Try not to worry. I live here (in Brittany) there is extra security in busy public areas. She is no more at risk in Normandy than anywhere else.

If she's going where I think she might be going, she'll have a fab time. (Two of my DC went to this particular place.) But, do make sure that you send clothes that dry easily, and a big plastic bag to pack them in to come home!