Go on holiday during school trip?

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ds is going on an activity trip with school soon, he's 9.
I will be over in europe with work on the same days. Work have just offered for dh to come too as it's a function thing. We would leave after dropping ds off and be back by lunchtime on the day he returns at teatime.

So -
If ds is suddenly ill or injured a parent needs to be available. My mum lives a bit further away but could be the on call parent.

Would you go??

I would! So long as your mum is ok with that obvs. Enjoy your trip :)

Yes.

Just make sure you leave your DM with a letter making it clear she is in loco parentis and can make decisions, including medical ones, icw your DS and send a second copy to the school.

Is it very wrong of me that I'd said yes, go before I even got to the bit about the on call parent?

As you can tell, I'd go in a heartbeat.

I'd go, I'd be perfectly happy with the back-up you've described.

Have a great time!

Surely that's the ideal time to go on a holiday?

AS long as you know your child is low risk for having health or behaviour problems, why not?

Go. Emergency is accounted for if your mum is available.

Oh hell yes, I'd go like a shot!!

(We have NO family to help out in situations like this but if we did I would soooo do this).

Go, and have a lovely time!

It's about the emergency mum isn't it.
I'll talk to her tonight.....

PeterParker I actually thought of it before I thought of emergency backup, the guilt made me doubt we should do it!!!

Thanks everyone :D

If your mum can't do it, ask a mate... I have been emergency person for a friend's child before when they were on a trip and she was away. Obviously I didn't have to do anything at all as it turned out but it meant she could go away.