Refund for a child missing a school day trip?

[tali1]

What is the situation regarding refunds for a child missing a school day trip?
Surely in legal terms the school should be obliged to give a refund and should not be discretionary or by each LEA?

[ABerrant]

"In legal terms" (???) if the school has already paid out for the trip how would a refund of money they don't possess work?

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In the notification of the trip what were the terms for payment e.g. deposits etc.
How much notice did the school have of the pupil to miss the trip.

[buildersmate]

If a child was booked on it and failed to show, I doubt very much that the school has any obligations. Under certain circumstances they might provide repayment to show willing, but not because they have an obligation.

[ojread2]

why did the child not go?

[tali1]

illness on the day

[ojread2]

So why do you think the school should refund you? Look at it this way - if YOU has booked people onto a trip and one member called to say they could not go because they were ill, would YOU refund their monies even after you had paid for the coach, tickets etc etc? No, you would not because that would mean YOU would have to pay from your own pocket what they wanted refunded bgecause the coahc company would still need ot be paid so on and so forth

Don't be silly and don't embarrass yourself by asking for a refund. Why are people so keen to look for 'legal' loopholes

[ABerrant]

That is what Travel Insurance is for.

[tali1]

ojread2 shut up and stop trolling -my son's primary school does school trip refunds no problems.

[ojread2]

LOL, one can take that to mean you didnt get a refund - good, you are very rude and completely out of touch with the real world