I am sorry to inform everyone that the trip to Orlando has been cancelled. I have been in contact with our superintendent, Mr. Ward and our band boosters in the past several days about the threat of the coronavirus and our spring trip.
Monday I learned that some Atlanta schools banned out of state trips due to the threat of the virus. I contacted our travel rep and discussed with him our options. We had until today (36 days prior to the departure) to cancel or we would lose 100% of our money. This was due to the hotel and parks needing to be paid the end of the week. My concern was not the spread of the virus, but the actions that would be taken by the state if they were to choose to ban all school travel outside of the state within the next month. After speaking to Mr. Ward and Mr. Young, we figured it was best for the students, parents and band to cancel. As far as refunds are concerned, we are waiting on the travel rep to send our refund back to the school. This may take a few weeks. The band boosters and I are going to work out a plan to help get everyone situated and right. This was sudden for us as well and we are trying to get our ducks in a row also, so please be patient with us. We will post more info as it comes.
Sincerely,
Mr. Melton