School trip to Belgium through France leaving tomorrow?

[JufusMum]

DD's (year 9) group are due to travel to Ypres to the Battlefields via France by coach tomorrow. School says it is 100% safe but DD is worried...opinions?

[Peregrina]

You won't go anywhere near Paris.
100% safe? Well, no where is these days, but extremely unlikely to be unsafe, I would think.

[BlueBrightFuture]

I don't think that route goes via any mayor cities or places of interest so can't see it being a problem. Also probably very high security everywhere now so maybe safer to travel tomorrow than in 2 months time. Nowhere is totally safe nowadays but probably safer away from major city centres so think you will be ok.

[merlottime]

Our school cancelled the same trip, booked for early Dec. Without asking parents. I know they want to prioritise safety, but it seems a massive overreaction.

[pointythings]

It'll be fine. Security at the Eurotunnel is tight anyway.
My DDs are both going the first weekend in December, the school are definitely not cancelling.

[JufusMum]

The school cancelled late last night. The head would no authorise the trip.

[mimbleandlittlemy]

Friend's ds was supposed to go off on this trip yesterday and didn't go. They intend to move it to January apparently.

[tribpot]

This looks to be in line with Foreign Office advice.

[Floralnomad]

If I were a HT I wouldn't want to be responsible for someone else's children abroad at the current time , that's not to say that I would not take my own ( going to Disney Paris this weekend) I can totally understand why schools are cancelling .