BAND TRIPS

     Students may ride the bus of their choice. This is a privilege and a student who is misbehaving will be assigned a bus and a seat. All students must sign up and turn in trip permission forms before they will be allowed to travel with the band.
     All students are expected to ride to all band functions with the band. Students not returning with the group may leave only with a parent or guardian. A parent or guardian must come and get students and will be responsible from that moment on. If a member does not return with the group he/she must make arrangements for someone to be responsible for equipment and instrument.
     There will be NO smoking, chewing, or dipping of tobacco on any bus for any trip, or at any time while in uniform. The use of alcohol or any other drug before or during a trip will be dealt with as provided in the school district policy and would be considered a very serious disciplinary problem by the director.
     Roll call will be taken on each bus after every stop in which band members disembark. On overnight trips, students will not be allowed out of their rooms after the specified time, predetermined by the director. All rooms will be checked before the lights go out.
     Students will be given a detailed schedule for trips other than ball games. Please have someone waiting to pick up a member after a trip. Because contests and ball games do not run on schedule, it may be impossible for the band to arrive home as scheduled.
     Students are responsible for their own instrument, equipment, luggage, uniform, etc. on any trip and should see that it is loaded and unloaded properly.
     Student leaders will be responsible for checking each member's equipment, instrument, music, and uniform before that member is allowed to board the bus. Students may not board the buses until they have been inspected. The band will not stop to eat unless this has been announced in advance.