A single mum wrote to her son's teachers to say he would not be going on their school trip because the fee was 'utterly ridiculous' - claiming she could take her family of six on holiday for the same price. Emma Mellor was stunned when she spotted the three-night trip to Krakow, Poland, offered by her 11-year-old son's school would cost £799.
The price included return flights, a coach transfer to Manchester airport, a three-night stay in a Krakow hotel as well as a number of excursions including a visit to Auschwitz-Birkenau. But despite the hefty price tag only two evening meals were included on the humanities trip for years seven to ten, meaning parents would have to fork out more money to pay for extra food on the trip.
Parents were also told that for their child to attend they would have to stump-up a non-refundable £300 deposit to the school by July 10th - just 11 days after receiving the initial email. The 40-year-old mum-of-five said the excursion was emailed out to parents as an 'exciting opportunity' for students to join in, but said the price seemed 'out of reach' for many families to afford.
