Please or to access all these features

AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

No snowboarding on school ski trip

231 replies

Gentillie · 28/11/2024 18:30

This is so frivolous I know!

My DD is Y8 she has two very close friends and they are all going on the school ski trip in January. Today one of the friends dad has complained in our group chat non stop about how they aren’t allowing his daughter to do any Snowboarding, he claims he’s offered to send her with equipment etc.
Now when it comes to it, it’s because his daughter is better at snowboarding, she’s been going on a trip with her dad every half term since she was a child and always doing private snowboarding lessons. He keeps making it clear she can ski but isn’t as advanced.
He’s now asked a slightly larger group chat of parents 7 kids worth, to join him in complaining to the school as it’s unfair she won’t get to snowboard.
One of the parents has pointed out that it will be because for lessons they will split into ability groups and even if they made a snowboard group she’d probably be too advanced as it would be a small minority who would pick it.
Others have agreed it’s very unfair and will be joining him in complaining.

AIBU to think he’s being very precious and his DD can ski with everyone else for 5 days? Is this normal in your kids school or do they let them ski or snowboard.

OP posts:
DanielaDressen · 28/11/2024 18:39

I they had 2 or 3 groups of ski class for different levels and then a couple of snowboard classes as well they'd need 2x more instructors for the 5 days. They can't join existing groups lessons I guess because of safeguarding. The cost of another 2 instructors would push the price of the trip up for everyone (I'd point that out on the chat and people might rethink supporting him). Plus they'd need more teachers to maintain ratios.

SOSausage · 28/11/2024 18:38

Clue is in the name

Namenamchange · 28/11/2024 18:38

I guess it depends what they were told at booking and if that has changed.

nickatiara · 28/11/2024 18:38

Yanba - she should definitely just ski

DanielaDressen · 28/11/2024 18:37

He's a twat. Don't book on a ski trip if you don't want to ski. Simple.

I feel sorry for teachers, it's a lot of work and stress organising such a trip and then they have to put up with this sort of shit.

Sethera · 28/11/2024 18:36

He's just showing off about his daughter's accomplishments.