Drinking on a school trip?

[Flower64]

I contacted my child's school after a camping trip to ask about the teachers drinking on one of the evenings. My child said there was a lot of laughing, screeching and in her opinion the teachers were drunk. She's 13 so not a young child and I think she'd recognise someone drinking. I got an email reply today and part of it says "some staff did stay up later than the children one night, but at no point were any staff drunk. As an additional precaution two staff members consumed no alcohol at all".

AIBU to surmise then that the remaining staff members did have a drink - but in their opinion they weren't drunk - and is this actually acceptable? I don't think any teachers should be drinking on a school trip but now I am doubting myself and looking for opinions please!

Drogos of course he would, because he would have been drinking while being paid to do a job. (Yes the money sounds shit but that’s irrelevant: he was on duty.)

Nope, he was technically allowed to go to his bedroom and ose the door for 10 hours. Only there incase of emergencies.

I didn't say it did. I think op overreacted and would never have complained in her place.

That was to captain

‘Nope, he was technically allowed to go to his bedroom and ose the door for 10 hours. Only there incase of emergencies.’

I’m sure he was technically allowed to go to his room. He was on call for emergencies and behind paid to be there.

Totally different to a school trip, provided sufficient staff remained able to deal with emergencies.

For heaven’s sake, some of the staff could have popped back home for the night (if near enough to where they lived- I’ve done that on school camps). Or gone off for the evening to visit a friend in the area. Provided sufficient staff remain able to deal with emergencies, those things are absolutely fine. As is having a glass of wine.

Completely, totally different to being paid to do a ‘sleeping in’ duty

Behind = being

drogo I used to work as a residential care worker and had at least 1 on call sleepover a week.
But it was a totally different situation, I was paid albeit only a tiny amount. But I was on call, paid and it was part of my contract.
We had a totally different situation when we took residents away on holiday as we weren't paid for the whole time were allowed a drink if we weren't on duty that night. Of course we would have stepped into help if needed but we weren't an active part of the rota.
Same as the teachers here.

I think I was actually referring to Shadylady's posts which seemed to imply that one or two drinks equals drunken debauchery. There is a middle way.

This is getting a bit nuts. Nobody was drunk. Some had a glass or two of wine. The OPs child heard laughter, and presumably because merriment only occurs in her house when mummy's pissed, she assumed the teachers were drunk.

@ Lindt57

That's it in a nutshell Lindt57 it's a shame she hasn't been back to comment.

Lindt

Teachers on a residential are allowed to have time off (if you can call it ‘time off’, given it’s not part of their contractual hours and they aren’t being paid anything for the trip.) Provided a sufficient number of staff are remaining ‘on duty’ to deal with any emergency, what exactly is the problem?
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Maybe a new school year resolution should be to ignore those who are clearly up for some goading.

It's a textbook attempt to derail discussions

YABVU Do you KNOW what it’s lke to have to be away from your own family for a week, deal with other people’s children for 24 hours of the day?

I’m always surprised that teachers aren’t all raging alcoholics.

Have a bit to f respect for what teachers do for your children.

I wouldn't put those children down for a nap and get myself a glass or 2 of wine

Nobody was putting the 13 year olds in the OP ‘ down for a nap’. The false equivalences in this thread are bonkers.

The false equivalences in this thread are bonkers.
Don't go pointing things like this out.
Next you'll be advocating common sense.

The only email you should have sent to the school was a thank you to the teachers who gave up their time. How embarrassing for you.

Thurmanmurman 's post is one of the rare moment I wish there were a 'like' thingy on MN.

I can't believe you emailed the school about this.

Agree. A thank you email would have been more appropriate.

The only email you should have sent to the school was a thank you to the teachers who gave up their time. How embarrassing for you

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Oh my god how embarrassing for your child. I used to work in a school and that would certainly be talk of the staff room!

Oh my god how embarrassing for your child. I used to work in a school and that would certainly be talk of the staff room!

Yes, I was thinking that too. OP's DD will probably think twice about telling her mother anything in the future.

Has OP disappeared or is she curtain twitching as it's a Friday night and teachers might have a vino?

The OP has left the building - thank you very much (in a shaky Elvis voice for effect) 🕺

Maybe gift for those who took the children.
Bottle of good wine, perhaps.