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School Trip to Paris

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Verbena37 · 13/01/2015 10:37

Hi.
In a couple of weeks, my year 8 child is off to a Euro Disney with school for a couple of days and on one day, they are off into Paris City to visit a few places, eat out etc.
With all of the recent trouble in Paris, would you send your child? It's not really Disney I'm concerned about.....and I'm not worrying about any more shootings really I don't think. It's more the worry about more mass demos and protests and what that may entail. With 10000 troops with weapons being sent into Paris etc and the implications if something kicked off whilst they were there.
I just feel slightly uneasy about them going. Any thoughts?

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Verbena37 · 20/01/2015 10:46

Think I am going to ring British embassy in Paris then,

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Bonsoir · 20/01/2015 10:43

I don't think there is any logic in it at all.

We aren't restricting our DCs' movements for fun, and we are hearing again and again that the restrictions are going to last for at least another montH.

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Verbena37 · 20/01/2015 10:29

I just don't know.

Why would France suspend their own children's trips and not our's?
Surely if there is a significantthrepat, it should be all childrens groups DH just keeps saying it's fine if the Foreign Office says it is. Confused.

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Bonsoir · 20/01/2015 10:16

Verbena - and are you OK with that?

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Verbena37 · 20/01/2015 10:12

The statement from the travel company says.....

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Verbena37 · 20/01/2015 10:10

I have had a reply from The Study Experience this morning. Trying to copy it but can't seem to.
Basically the company the self say it's all fine and they would alter arrangements if necessary but the Foriegn haven't stipulated anything.

Then, they have sent a statement by ABTA.....stating that the suspension is only for French schools and that Paris is welcoming school trips with open arms!!!!

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Bonsoir · 19/01/2015 19:27

Why would you take risks with your DC that the French are not prepared to take with theirs?

The restrictions are no fun but we want them.

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Verbena37 · 19/01/2015 17:16

So a friend sent these statements to me this afternoon when I asked if the suspension is still in place...
Consignes de sécurité applicables dans les établissements relevant du ministère

À la suite de l’attentat survenu le 7 janvier 2015 au siège du journal Charlie Hebdo à Paris, le Premier ministre a décidé d’élever le dispositif Vigipirate au niveau "alerte attentat" en région Picardie et en Île-de-France, soit les académies d'Amiens, de Paris, de Créteil et de Versailles...

And.....
Les voyages, séjours et sorties scolaires, à caractère exceptionnel, organisés en région Île-de-France et en Picardie sont, jusqu’à nouvel ordre, suspendus. Les recteurs demanderont aux maires de bien vouloir appliquer la même mesure pour les sorties et déplacements relevant du temps périscolaire.

Seems like it's only French children though.....doesn't mention foreigners visiting Bonsoir?

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Armpitt · 17/01/2015 09:42

only old feckers, I think

Hulababy · 17/01/2015 09:04

zammo - google euro disney; it is still referred to as that online in many places inc official sites at times.

I know loads of people who still call it that. Probably as that is what it's original name was and they were old enough to know it as that before. I call is Disneyland Paris but lots of friends say euro disney.

LatinForTelly · 16/01/2015 23:12

Everyone calls it Euro Disney. Ironic, innit.

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Verbena37 · 16/01/2015 22:51

Haven't they? What do you call it then? Oh.....Disneyland Paris?
I don't know.....I don't do heights and so have no desire to go to theme parks. I'm sure it was called Eurodisney when it opened didn't they? I'm getting old Grin

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ZammoMcGuire · 16/01/2015 22:44

no one has called it that for 20 years

VivaLeBeaver · 16/01/2015 21:40

I really can't imagine the French police are going to turn groups of english kids away from main tourist attractions.

Can you imagine the daily mail headlines complete with sad faces and the resulting impact on french tourism?

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Verbena37 · 16/01/2015 21:38

Why lol at Euro disney?

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ZammoMcGuire · 16/01/2015 21:17

lol at no2

sure he is glad to be name checked on here bonsoir

ZammoMcGuire · 16/01/2015 21:16

lol at 'euro disney'

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Verbena37 · 16/01/2015 21:12

Thanks for the link Bonsoir.
I will keep all the info in case I need to show school.
Emailed the Foreign office and it said they won't reply about whether travel is safe unless I resend it and say contact me....so I did!

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Bonsoir · 16/01/2015 21:03

The "rule" is that French schoolchildren are not allowed out of school premises in any form of group or outing (no hanging about on the pavement), not that museums must refuse them entry. Which is of course a distinction but I'm not at all sure what the police and troops guarding the museums etc would do if a group showed up.

Bonsoir · 16/01/2015 21:01

Jewish schools have armed troops outside.

There isn't any information on the government site in English about schoolchildren in general not being allowed out. I gave you that link just so that you and your DH could read what the French government thinks about security issues right now.

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Verbena37 · 16/01/2015 20:59

So can I just check? No groups of children are allowed to visit any place of tourism? La Tour Eiffel, le Sacre Coeur etc, Les restaurants, Les champs élysées etc?

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Verbena37 · 16/01/2015 20:57

Thanks for the link Bonsoir.....doesn't it say Jewish schools, not all schools? Or is it all schools?

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Bonsoir · 16/01/2015 20:48

From my perspective, where French are not allowed to do any school outings in Paris/Ile de France at all, it seems weird that your DH doesn't worry. It clearly is more dangerous than before the terrorist attacks because we are on "Vigipirate Alerte Attentat" which we weren't before the attack.

www.gouvernement.fr/en/news

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Verbena37 · 16/01/2015 20:44

DH thinks I'm over reacting......he says it's no more dangerous than it was the week before the Paris incidents. I know what he means.....my main concern is that they have booked all these lovely site seeing things to do for the whole of the first day and it will be traumatic and stressful getting there and realising they can't do them.......as well as the potential danger of course.

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