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Friday, August 28, 2015
HSTA Petitions Ethics Commission
HSTA filed a Petition for a Declaratory Order with the State’s Ethics Commission (EC) to request clarification regarding the EC’s decision to prohibit teachers from accepting free travel and other benefits from tour companies while serving as chaperones for school trips.
We wanted to let you know that the HSTA has filed a Petition for Declaratory Order with the Hawai‘i State Ethics Commission (EC). This Petition is in regards to the EC’s memo stating that State Ethics Code prohibits Department of Education (DOE) teachers and other state employees from accepting free travel and other benefits from tour companies while serving as chaperones on student educational trips.
Every year, dozens of schools offer educational trips to their students and many have already started to plan and fundraise for upcoming trips. Our members dedicate personal time and resources to coordinate, chaperone and plan curriculum, often times supervising students in other cities and countries for 24 hours, for as long as the trip lasts. We believe that the decision by the EC is detrimental to our students, and we are exploring all legal options including the filing of today’s Petition.
We will continue to keep you posted on any updates regarding this matter, and if it will impact school trips moving forward.
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