permission slip
(US, education) A paper form that a school sends home with a student to a parent, onto which the parent provides authorization for the student to attend a certain event, such as a field trip.
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Did parents sign permission slip’s to let their children attend this event? Shameful
Should have read the fine print on the field trip permission slip.
Where did these kids come from? What kind of parent would sign a permission slip for their kid to be in a room with this unhinged predator. Did he snatch them out of a WH tour for a photo op? If there was any justice…
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(US, education) A paper form that a school sends home with a student to a parent, onto which the parent provides authorization for the student to attend a certain event, such as a field trip.
“Did parents sign permission slip’s to let their children attend this event? Shameful”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Should have read the fine print on the field trip permission slip.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Where did these kids come from? What kind of parent would sign a permission slip for their kid to be in a room with this unhinged predator. Did he snatch them out of a WH tour for a photo op? If there was any justice in this country,he would not be allowed near any child.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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