Jul
25
2008
Parental consent with waiver… are they legal?
Posted by: Roy in Business, customer service, feedback & reviews, management, tags: activities, college, consent, legal, off-school, parent, students, waiverEverytime the school conducts an activity outside their premises, they would send a Parental Consent Slip. This is done to inform the parents of the authenticity of the activity and to seek their permission for their children to join the activity.
Last night, my son presented the said slip to me for signature. They are going to have a Team Building activity on Sunday, and it will be help outside the school. I read the letter, and just as I suspected - the consent comes with a waiver. Signing the consent would mean that I would allow my son to join the activity AND at the same time waiving my rights to hold the school responsible for any untoward incident that might happen during the activity.
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