We have had a lot of issues with inadequate supervision of school groups,
mainly because of the size of the groups. We are a new facility and are
still quite popular. From the beginning, we have had a 1 chaperone to 10
student ratio. Most of the time, we have more than enough parents who come
with the students in order to fulfill that requirement. I've
attached a copy of our web page which has a lot of info. on school tours,
chaperones, etc. I hope this helps.
Shoshanna R. Lansberg
Public Programs Assistant
Texas State History
Museum
(512) 936-2309 ph.
(512) 936-4699 fax
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Hello,
We are considering adopting a policy that
specifies how many adult
chaperones must accompany a visiting school group,
i.e., one adult per x
students. This is important for numerous reasons,
one being that groups
must cross a busy intersection to visit one stop on the
tour, another being
that museum staff (paid or volunteer) should not be alone
with a student(s).
I'd be especially interested in hearing from those who
have tours with
multiple buildings involved --
What ratio do you use
for groups -- 1:5, 1:10, 1:x?
How strictly do you enforce your policy? Have
you refused a group for
insufficient supervision?
Obviously, this
policy would be aimed primarily at elementary school groups,
summer camps, or
similar.
Thank you,
Christine Dwyer
Stanly County
Museum
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