Do you agree with me or parent and child?

I would tell the selfish mother that Gerty is no longer able to attend any coach trips until she realises that allowing her daughter to choose whether to take medication or not is not good enough
If I was the parent of those other 2 kids who were vomited on I would be furious

If someone threw up on a scheduled bus the driver immediately took it out of service and passengers waited for the next one. Same thing happened this July when poor was reported on upper deck. Wondering what the regulations are for hired coaches. During many years of teaching I took whole classes on coached. It was just common sense to take a few metal
waste paper baskets, thick paper bags and plenty of paper towels, wipes etc. I was never the sole adult so an any child likely to be travel sick was seated next to an adult near the front of the coach. I don’t recall any major problems. Usually another pupil would tell an adult: ‘Gerty feels sick , Miss’ and a bin was rapidly put in place.
My own child at 14 was occasionally travel sick, for a day trip to Stratford I asked if they could sit at the front. When I met the coach 12 hours later the teacher said ‘X was not travel sick but I’m surprised they weren’t as salt and vinegar crisps were being dipped in rhubarb yoghurt!’

That would have been enforced the 1st time if it was me in charge. But definitely in future then no pill, no day out unless the mother comes and is there to clean up the vomit and make sure it doesn't land on anyone else.

easy. No medication no trip. That's then their choice isn't it?! I would send the parent the clean up bill for drying cleaning and the bus...

"Gerty should get a kick up the bum"

I've read this exact same post before!!

Agree with you , of course.
Re the self-centredness of this parent, words fail me.
I agree with all the other posters that there is a choice to be had. Take the tablet or miss the trip.

As a retired Primary school teacher you have my sympathy. The mother of that child should be ashamed and should have been made to pay towards the clean up. No tablet, no trip,

The child should definitely have a choice. Take the tablet and go, or stay at school and miss the trip.

Oreo

She doesn’t take medication she doesn’t go.

This.

eazybee

Gerty has a choice: she takes her medication and goes on the trip, or refuses her medication and does not go, as her action impacts on other people.

If it is a school trip and part of the curriculum, I am not sure where you stand, (depriving child of educational opportunity) but possibly get parent to sign a disclaimer and agree to take responsibility for any damage caused.

This!!!

The joys of the world in 2026. I imagine 'Gerty' is also soon going to be offered the choice of becoming a boy.

This was posted on the 2nd of July, so how comes everyone is commenting on it again? How did that start?

Entitled brat and parent. So her mother doesn't seem to care that her child is going to be ill on the coach? You'd think she'd want to avoid her going on any coach trips for that reason, let alone the fact that she's a pain in the a**e and throwing up over other children and the coach and causing chaos. What disgusting selfish people! They could of course lie and say the child had taken anti-sickness medication, but it would soon be obvious if she hadn't. She definitely should not go unless she's taken the medication.

In future I’d insist that one of the child’s parents attend the trips with them to clean up any body fluids which surely must be considered a health and safety issue because as sure as eggs is eggs I would / could not clean up after the kid

My son was often sick, all sorts of places, including the car and public transport. We (or he himself from quite a young age) took a bag with water, wipes and sick bags, possibly a bowl of space allowed. With the right cooperation from the child, even projectile vomit can be managed without splattering others. Perhaps Gerty's mother needs to step up and help the child manage better and understand those children who bore the brunt won't forget and it'll probably be a story that will follow her whole school career. I don't think she should be forced to take meds but I think mum is not stepping up on this adequately, not fair on other children or staff if it's both highly likely and no attempts are made to manage or mitigate, not even a couple of sick bags in her pocket....how old is Gerty? Surely she can learn to manage this herself? I'm assuming this isn't a SEN child who should have a helper.... The bit about finding it funny might be embarrassment or genuine amusement and obviously there's a difference in how it should be dealt with.

I really think this "child-led development" craze is getting very silly now. Children learn by example, instruction and explanation. They don't just figure everything out for themselves (show me any human being who ever has - not even robots can do that!). The fashion will change - fashions always do - but this time, considering the sheer stupidity of it, a U-turn seems an awfully long time in coming. To answer the question, no, I would not allow any child to travel who refuses to take the medication (s)he needs in order to travel comfortably. Does that little girl's mother have no sensitivity to how humiliated her daughter will feel when she vomits in public?

I wouldn't go on the next trip so mum would have to go if the children need an adult with them

Gertie takes her meds or Gertie stays at home. Stupid parents giving her a choice.

Make her take medication if she wants to go next time,and insist her mum comes along to help if the pills fail anyway.Theyʻre not foolproof.

Exactly what others say- theres plenty of things they can choose over- what to eat or how to wear their hair, where to sit on coach, who their friends are, etc.But not medical decisions.

She doesn't take the medication she doesn't go!!! Stupid mother!!

tanith

Insist ‘Gertys’ Mum goes too so she can clean up the inevitable mess.

This

Why has this July thread come back to us in September?

Whats with all this 'letting the child choose' nonsence these days? 🤔It's just ridiculous- they're a child for goodness sake!- The ADULTS decide about medication choices,not the kids! (More like the feckless mother forgot to buy the sickness pills/or forgot to give 'Gerty' them beforehand!) Next time,no medication no trip!Rules are rules! I cant believe the school let her go anyway in that circumstance- they seem feckless as well! Those poor other kids being thrown up on while the offender giggled about it! Really? It's just ridiculous.