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AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

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To think that school camp is for classmates?

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Frazzledmum77 · 21/06/2018 10:57

I'm the organiser of school camping weekend (parents not teachers) for the year group (3 classes). Over 30 families coming.

Been asked by someone at the last minute if they can bring friends along (separate tent).

I think this is opening a can of worms and defeats the point of the trip.

Mates think the more the merrier and I am definitely BU.

Any experience-based advice please? Likely that being the organiser will fall in my map for the next 4 years so I don't want to store up trouble for myself.

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shiklah · 21/06/2018 11:01

If you organise stuff like this there is always 1 or 2 who take the piss. If you let them come it will turn into a free for all. Really watch for parents leaving and going home in the early hours, leaving kids on their own. Happened at my sil school camping trip and was a nightmare.

SoaringSwallow · 21/06/2018 11:02

I haven't heard of this before so don't quite understand. It's a camping weekend organised by parents (you!) for the year (which has 3 classes). Is it anything officially school related? I can't tell if it's like me inviting the class to my child's birthday (nothing to do with the actual school) or a school trip.

NotClear · 21/06/2018 11:03

It seems to
Defeat be purpose.

You didn't start a camping trip but a school camping trip.

Stick with the original plan is my advice

Ivorbig1 · 21/06/2018 11:04

Letter to all. Only parents are welcome. Cheeky bastards. Surely they can arrange their own fucking camping trip.

postcardsfrom · 21/06/2018 11:05

I'd say, sorry no it's school camp and it'll open a can of worms. UNLESS there's a good reasons for the friends coming - i.e. they're pre-arranged to be down that weekend before or the family in question are looking after someone else's kid for the weekend. If it's some random family for no good reason other than they fancy it I would say no plus ones.
Who on earth wants to go to someone else's school camp though!?

seven201 · 21/06/2018 11:05

I'd say no

postcardsfrom · 21/06/2018 11:06

I barely want to go to ours, but the kids bloody love it! Certainly wouldn;t be entertaining the idea of gatecrashing someone else's camp...

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Frazzledmum77 · 21/06/2018 11:08

Thanks guys. Wow shiklah that sounds awful - I don't think that's going to happen as this is the 3rd year we've done it and no trouble so far. Everyone is very nice and I'm sure their friends are too - it's just the principle of the thing and my anxiety that it will turn into a festival!

Soaring it is not official to the school it's just that we always do this where parents organise a trip for the year group. Everyone in the year group is invited to come. Not everybody likes camping and attendance in no way compulsory!

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Ginosaji · 21/06/2018 11:12

Sounds like what my kids primary used to do yearly, kids & their parents/legal guardians would all camp in the school field and there would be a bbq and games and then a breakfast cooked in the morning by one of the teachers, as there was a few who had to be there, my kids weren't interested (which was a shame as i would have found it fun) but it was strictly parents only unless neither parent was available for any reason, such as work commitments/illness then another appropriate adult would be allowed to take the parents place,

but it was strictly either/or not parents AND grandparents or whatever, definitely say no, its cheeky and if you allow for them you would have to allow for all and that wouldn't be workable

kathhere · 21/06/2018 11:16

Not the question you asked but I would suggest finding someone willing to arrange it next year if it looks like it’s going to be a hassle. I planned last year’s trip and whenever anyone asked about this year I said, I’ll come but not organise it. Found people happy to take it one and it’s much easier for me this year!

emmyrose2000 · 22/06/2018 09:59

I would say 'no', and keep it restricted to the actual students and their parent/guardian (and siblings?).

RedSkyAtNight · 22/06/2018 10:14

Are the friends entirely unrelated to the school?

At DD's school they invited DC who had previously been at the school but left during Y5 or Y6, to the end of Y6 leavers' disco. I think this was appropriate and appreciated by others. Random people = not appropriate.

ikeepaforkinmypurse · 22/06/2018 10:14

Absolutely not, and no exception.

I can't imagine anything worst than completely random kids turning up, destroying the place and bullying the others.

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