Do you agree with me or parent and child?

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

Totally unfair to the other kids and adults who have to deal with it.

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.

Have to ask……is Getty’s mother going to pay the coach company charge for cleaning up a soiled seat?

Posted too soon……..it would have been the fact that Gerty thought it was funny that would annoy me! And if dearest mummy knew what would happen why didn’t she send a bowl, wipes, bottle of water etc to minimise the mess!?!?

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

What has the world come to?! This reminds me of the time I was on a road trip with friends years ago and a child vomited, car sick. At the comfort break stop the child wanted a strawberry milkshake, mother said Yes, a chorus of the rest of us cried No!

No meds, no trip in future.

I remember school trips my children went on and there were always plastic lidded buckets taken on the bus/coach.
If parents know their child suffers from travel sickness then they should be given a tablet. Gerty's mother should have explained to her that it's not fair on others if she is sick on the coach and she has to take her travel pill or forfeit the trip.

The best solution would be for Gerty’s mum to tell Gerty that if she doesn’t take the anti sick pill she is not going. That isn’t going to happen however. Does Gerty get to choose everything in life? Does she choose to come to school or not? Mum must take responsibility and it is mum who should be told Gerty will not be allowed on school trips unless she takes the medication.

tanith

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

Best advice !

It wasn't a school trip but a youth organisation. We had buckets, etc, not enough for one per passenger, spread around the coach. Mother wasn't particularly concerned when she picked Gerty up.

I think you know the answer! Yes taking the tablets etc is the only way Gerty should be allowed if there is a next time.
Her mum should come too though she sounds very stupid and not someone you'd want on a coach trip.

Kwells are very easy to take and you can get children's ones.

But this business of asking infants to make a choice when their experience of life is so short, sounds like utter nonsense to me!

I had 4 kids and not much spare cash so I can't remember offering them many choices.

tanith

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

Or ask Gerty's mummy to please drive her separately (and take her home again afterwards).

If she is unable to travel without being sick I think you should be able to provide her with a "suitable alternative activity" to be done at school or at home.

I would be very upset for the other children with vomit over them.

It should have been part of the risk assessment.