Shelton-Mason County Journal - Dedicated to the citizens of Mason County, Washington since 1886

The Shelton School Board had a first reading on a proposed change to the out-of-state field trip rules at its meeting Tuesday.

According to the information packet, the most notable change regards out-of-state travel. The current policy is the Shelton School Board approves out-of-district overnight trips, regardless of costs to the district. If there is a cost to the district, the trip must be submitted in advance to the board and all trips without a cost to the district must still be submitted to the board for review and informational purposes.

The rule change would switch the approval ro...