Keep things in perspective people. This is an organized, supervised school trip that ALL of the middle schoolers in the school go on the week before spring break (it’s supposedly one of the programs that rich parents like about that school). All the kids pay their own way, and they’ve gone to other countries (including England and Russia) in the past.
The only travesties here are that she goes to a school that sends all of their kids to other counties on school trips and the fact that we’re footing the bill for 25 secret service guys.
google sidwell friends school minimester for more info.
I understand the school-sponsored nature of the trip.
What I don’t understand is how a well-respected school could justify sending a group of its students into a drug-infested and violent country. I know native Mexicans (here legally, naturalized citizens) who won’t go back, even to visit family. It’s just too dangerous.
Did Malia fly commercial for her school trip? Who are the chaperones?
I see a lot of travesties here. They have made absolutely no sacrifices to this country whatsoever, at anytime in their lives. They have been living LARGE since the moment they rolled into DC. They don’t have enough respect for the people of this country who are paying up to 5.00 for a gallon of gas, to keep travel at a minimum, and for national reasons only. This girl did not need another vacation. Didn’t Obama tell us at one time that we might have to give up some vacations, etc. No there is a lot wrong here and there is no excuse. So you are telling me that the presidents daughter is flying with her friends commercial and not a charter or AF2? I don’t believe it.
If this is an organized school trip, they knew it was scheduled. Maybe they should not have gone on the ski trip less than a month ago. Flat out bs.