Sounds like something is going on there - people being transported left and right, also heard something about buses and chaperones, maybe a school function - if so, why was it not cancelled... either way, people are being transported like no-ones business...

Sounds like something is going on there - people being transported left and right, also heard something about buses and chaperones, maybe a school function - if so, why was it not cancelled... either way, people are being transported like no-ones business...

Yeah, I live off rt. 488 and have heard sirens going up and down for the last 2 hours. I've been trying to listen to the scanner, but I can't tell what's up.

Apparently there was a game today @ 1035 - sounds like ages of elementary school kids. Buses are headed back but a couple had to stop as kids are having heat exhaustion.

I would hate to be the one that made the decision to send the kids out in this heat...

I might just leave work and head to the FH to see if anything needs to get out.

on the other board it said that they are transporting them to calvert, southern maryland, civista, and afb. Sounds pretty bad. My son was supposed to go there today also but I told him he could skip it because the weather has been so damn :hot:

I think Park Hall Elem had their 5th grade class trip there today.....

on the other board it said that they are transporting them to calvert, southern maryland, civista, and afb. Sounds pretty bad. My son was supposed to go there today also but I told him he could skip it because the weather has been so damn :hot:

With that many transports they have to split the load.

I can see the lawsuits now...

With that many transports they have to split the load.

I can see the lawsuits now...

Barring fatality or permanent injury, I hope this is taken as a learning experience for the Blue Crabs & respective school systems, not an opportunity for ambulance chasers.

Barring fatality or permanent injury, I hope this is taken as a learning experience for the Blue Crabs & respective school systems, not an opportunity for ambulance chasers.


One would hope on a day like this that the blue crabs would've had cooling stations, misting fans, and free water set up for the kids. (I'm not saying they didn't..I'm saying I hope they did)

One would hope on a day like this that the blue crabs would've had cooling stations, misting fans, and free water set up for the kids. (I'm not saying they didn't..I'm saying I hope they did)

Agreed. I mean it does get this hot over the summer during the normal baseball season and those items (other than free water) are used. My daughter's class is supposed to go Monday - no game, they just use the stadium - and the $15 was already paid but if its like today she will just stay home.

LaPlata had their Senior class picnic there last Friday. I would hope with the forecasts and warnings plastered all over TV and radio since last week, the school would have made the decision to cancel, rather than risk it. It sounds like they didn't. Even with cooling stations, kids run around a lot and it wouldn't take long to get overheated on a day like today. I hope everyone's okay!

Several Students Transported to Local Hospitals for Heat Related Illnesses | Southern Maryland Today (http://www.somdtoday.com/2011/06/09/several-students-transported-to-local-hospitals-for-heat-related-illnesses/)

We went yesterday, 320 kids and chaperones. The team had free water and we were told to bring water. One player from yesterday had to pull himself due to heat related illness. I was making my kids drink a bottle of water every 1.5 to 2 innings and I did not allow them to run around. The playground and water play areas were off limits for both days. I think they were expecting around 1500 to 2000 in attendance today.

I was there and they should have cancelled it. About 15 kids just from the school I went with had gotten heat stroke etc. Evrybody left by about 1pm. It was horrible. Worst field trip ever been on.

We went yesterday, 320 kids and chaperones. The team had free water and we were told to bring water. One player from yesterday had to pull himself due to heat related illness. I was making my kids drink a bottle of water every 1.5 to 2 innings and I did not allow them to run around. The playground and water play areas were off limits for both days. I think they were expecting around 1500 to 2000 in attendance today.

Dont you need more than just water to stay hydrated though?

I was there and they should have cancelled it. About 15 kids just from the school I went with had gotten heat stroke etc. Evrybody left by about 1pm. It was horrible. Worst field trip ever been on.

Heatstroke, or heat related illness? There are varying degrees of heat injuries with heat stroke being the worse.

Plenty of water and restricting movement will keep you alive and well in this heat.

Heat Exhaustion at Regency Furniture Stadium - Southern Maryland News, Charles County, Calvert County and St. Mary's County News (http://www.thebaynet.com/news/index.cfm/fa/viewstory/story_ID/22747)

Heat Exhaustion at Regency Furniture Stadium - Southern Maryland News, Charles County, Calvert County and St. Mary's County News (http://www.thebaynet.com/news/index.cfm/fa/viewstory/story_ID/22747)

We've been wondering how long it would take you to pick this up :lol:

We've been wondering how long it would take you to pick this up :lol:

We were trying to get details. We got the details and the pics and put it up. :smile:

A friend posted this link on her FB:

Dangerous heat sends Md. students to hospital - WTOP.com (http://wtop.com/?nid=41&sid=2416240)

Her son was on the trip, is fine in spite of being in the sun all that time, and said 42 kids collapsed from the heat.

My 2 girls were suppose to go today also. I kept them home. Sounds like another case of moms intution is always right.:evil::evil:

Just heard the lead in to the channel 4 news at 4 ... It was stated first; even before Shania Twaine's spill at the CMT awards...that means this is big news! :lol:

We were there during the chaos - my son and I left shortly after I helped make sure all the kids from his class were accounted for and boarding the bus.

They did not have misting stations, free water or cooling stations set up. It was extremely hot, and they thankfully ended the field trip for all the kids about 1.5 hrs earlier than it was scheduled to end - once kids starting getting sick.

The only thing that surprised me were the amount of chaperones that left once the chaos started. Each chaperone was assigned a certain number of children to be responsible for, but once things started getting chaotic, they signed out their kids, and took off. I started with my son and one other in my group, and by the time it was over, I had 8 kids in my group because the other adults had left. I do understand that the kids needed to get out of the heat, but under the enclosed part of the stadium by the front, there was a decent breeze blowing and it was a safe area. There were (what seemed like) thousands of kids walking around and way less adults that originally planned for.

I'm trying not to be judgemental, I'm just saying that as a chaperone, one might consider the safety and well-being of the all of children they are assigned to and responsible for. I would certainly hope that a chaperone would do that for my child should the situation be reversed. I ended up spending a ridiculous amount of money on water and ice cream to keep the kids cool while we waited for further instructions.

The teachers did a great job of trying to round up all of the kids, counting heads, and ensuring they were staying out of the sun and in shaded areas.

Prayers to the kids that were taken to the hospital or otherwise sickened in the heat.

Heatstroke, or heat related illness? There are varying degrees of heat injuries with heat stroke being the worse.

Plenty of water and restricting movement will keep you alive and well in this heat.

Thanks, got mixed up.

We were there during the chaos - my son and I left shortly after I helped make sure all the kids from his class were accounted for and boarding the bus.

They did not have misting stations, free water or cooling stations set up. It was extremely hot, and they thankfully ended the field trip for all the kids about 1.5 hrs earlier than it was scheduled to end - once kids starting getting sick.

The only thing that surprised me were the amount of chaperones that left once the chaos started. Each chaperone was assigned a certain number of children to be responsible for, but once things started getting chaotic, they signed out their kids, and took off. I started with my son and one other in my group, and by the time it was over, I had 8 kids in my group because the other adults had left. I do understand that the kids needed to get out of the heat, but under the enclosed part of the stadium by the front, there was a decent breeze blowing and it was a safe area. There were (what seemed like) thousands of kids walking around and way less adults that originally planned for.

I'm trying not to be judgemental, I'm just saying that as a chaperone, one might consider the safety and well-being of the all of children they are assigned to and responsible for. I would certainly hope that a chaperone would do that for my child should the situation be reversed. I ended up spending a ridiculous amount of money on water and ice cream to keep the kids cool while we waited for further instructions.

The teachers did a great job of trying to round up all of the kids, counting heads, and ensuring they were staying out of the sun and in shaded areas.

Prayers to the kids that were taken to the hospital or otherwise sickened in the heat.

We were there today and they were going up and down the rows giving out free water to anyone who wanted it.

Dont you need more than just water to stay hydrated though?Nahhhh... just plenty of good ole H2O.

Nahhhh... just plenty of good ole H2O.

If they were sweating alot, they also need salts / electrolytes.

If they were sweating alot, they also need salts / electrolytes.

Was gonna post the same thing but wanted to read thru to see if any one beat me to it. :0)

We were there yesterday and it was terrible, I was suprised we did not have issues with the kids then.

All people had to do was to keep an eye on the kids, make them drink their water and restrict their movement. OBTW, ice cream sounds great for a cooling treat but dairy is the last thing (other than alcohol) you want to give someone to avoid a heat injury. :barf:= more dehydration There was PLENTY of salt in the potato chips and hot dog all the kids were given. Electrolytes are a bit over hyped, I didn't say unecessary, just over hyped.

If I read an earlier post correctly, chaperones were signing their kids out @ the game an abandoning the rest of their group? Now THAT is something that would not happen at our school. The chaperones MUST ride along on the big cheese loaf with the kids to and from the field trip location.

It's over with now and hopefully everyone learned from this, but I'm sure there will be a lawsuit or two. It looks like a lot of folks did not allow common sense to prevail today.

Sounds like what happened is a couple kids were actually sick...and the rest realized all they had to do was act sick. 82 kids when on other hot days no one goes to the hospital? plus articles say that only a very few were transported from the field most were sent later as a precaution..ie let's save our butts and send anyone who looks a little warm.

If I read an earlier post correctly, chaperones were signing their kids out @ the game an abandoning the rest of their group? Now THAT is something that would not happen at our school. The chaperones MUST ride along on the big cheese loaf with the kids to and from the field trip location.



Yes about the chaperones. The whole event was a bad decision to not cancel a field trip by various people, but I was very dissapointed in the chaperones that were abandoning their groups of kids.

There was PLENTY of salt in the potato chips and hot dog all the kids were given. Electrolytes are a bit over hyped, I didn't say unecessary, just over hyped.


Didn't say they didn't get them, just that salts needed to be replaced. If they had salted foods, they were probably ok as you suggested.

Here's the email they sent to parents...

Dear CCPS Community,

You may have heard information about Calvert County Students who attended a Southern Maryland Blue Crabs event today and reported they were not feeling well because of the heat. The planning for the event began in March of this year.


Six schools participated. They were:

Appeal Elementary School 9 students attended

Barstow Elementary School 89 students attended

Calvert Elementary School 103 students attended

Mill Creek Middle School 5 students attended

Patuxent High School 8 students attended

Southern Middle School 85 students attended


A variety of administrators, teachers and volunteers attended with the students. While at the event, 3 students were treated at the stadium and transported to the hospital. Those students have been released. As schools personnel were deciding to return to their schools because of the heat, the Blue Crab Organization decided to end the event early. The students and adults returned to schools where they were checked out and a total of 22 students were taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure. As of 4:15 today all students were released.

While we understand that these plans are made weeks and months in advance, we are going to review our field trip procedures as they apply to days when weather reports predict extreme heat to avoid such situations in the future.


Take care,

Jack Smith

Superintendent of Schools

My daughter is going Monday with MBMS. Hopefully the weather cooperates. Maybe there is a no refund policy and the school didnt want to deal with upset parents not getting their money back for a cancelled field trip. Not sure, just a thought.

Heatstroke, or heat related illness? There are varying degrees of heat injuries with heat stroke being the worse.

Plenty of water and restricting movement will keep you alive and well in this heat.

I'm doubting it was Heat Stroke..

We were there during the chaos - my son and I left shortly after I helped make sure all the kids from his class were accounted for and boarding the bus.

They did not have misting stations, free water or cooling stations set up. It was extremely hot, and they thankfully ended the field trip for all the kids about 1.5 hrs earlier than it was scheduled to end - once kids starting getting sick.

The only thing that surprised me were the amount of chaperones that left once the chaos started. Each chaperone was assigned a certain number of children to be responsible for, but once things started getting chaotic, they signed out their kids, and took off. I started with my son and one other in my group, and by the time it was over, I had 8 kids in my group because the other adults had left. I do understand that the kids needed to get out of the heat, but under the enclosed part of the stadium by the front, there was a decent breeze blowing and it was a safe area. There were (what seemed like) thousands of kids walking around and way less adults that originally planned for.

I'm trying not to be judgemental, I'm just saying that as a chaperone, one might consider the safety and well-being of the all of children they are assigned to and responsible for. I would certainly hope that a chaperone would do that for my child should the situation be reversed. I ended up spending a ridiculous amount of money on water and ice cream to keep the kids cool while we waited for further instructions.

The teachers did a great job of trying to round up all of the kids, counting heads, and ensuring they were staying out of the sun and in shaded areas.

Prayers to the kids that were taken to the hospital or otherwise sickened in the heat.

Thanks for hanging in there for other's kids. My kids weren't involved in this field trip, but you would hope when a parent signs on to help they take it serious, and understand they are assuming responsibility for other's children not just getting a free day at the ball park with their kids.

BUT don't fear, there was a thread in here a few years back about what the teachers would do to help and protect our kids if, for example, there was an emergency evacuation at the Nuke Plant. MOST said they would do what they signed on to do and take responsibility and protect the kids in their charge.. others said they would leave the kids they are responsible for and go get theirs and evacuate, help just their kids. Leaving the kids under their charge to take care of themselves?

It's not just the parents.

I'm doubting it was Heat Stroke..

Odd, I seem to remember bike riding and playing outside most of the day in over 100 degree temps at that age when I was in AZ. Guess when you are used to sitting inside playing video games and watching tv all the time it gets you conditioned to it.

Odd, I seem to remember bike riding and playing outside most of the day in over 100 degree temps at that age when I was in AZ. Guess when you are used to sitting inside playing video games and watching tv all the time it gets you conditioned to it.

zackly..

Your body adapts to the environment it's in, if you're NEVER in the heat and humidity your body never gets the chance to adapt.

The Army had the wet-bulb where they would measure the heat and humidity and grade it on a scale.. at a certain point you weren't allowed to work/ train more than 15 minutes without taking a break... UNLESS you'd been acclimated and had been working in those same conditions for at least (if I remember right) 2 weeks.

Once you were acclimated all bets were off.

I think I can best relate it to COLD.. I HATE being cold. BUT if you went out for a couple of weeks and your heater broke on day one, you sucked it up for a couple of days, and stayed out of the heat, and your body acclimated to the cold. The worst thing I could do was go into a vehicle or tent that had heat.. You came out and your misery started all over again. Stay in the cold vehicle or outside with no heat I stayed fairly comfortable.

Really hard to explain acclimation to people that want to be comfortable NOW..

Odd, I seem to remember bike riding and playing outside most of the day in over 100 degree temps at that age when I was in AZ. Guess when you are used to sitting inside playing video games and watching tv all the time it gets you conditioned to it.

:yeahthat: With AC, you don't become acclimated to the heat.

Odd, I seem to remember bike riding and playing outside most of the day in over 100 degree temps at that age when I was in AZ. Guess when you are used to sitting inside playing video games and watching tv all the time it gets you conditioned to it.

At least once a sport's season, a parent will come up to my husband who is the coach and say that their son only goes outside for practices and games. They seemed shocked that we have to drag our kids inside each night, hot, cold, rain, snow, whatever.

At least once a sport's season, a parent will come up to my husband who is the coach and say that their son only goes outside for practices and games. They seemed shocked that we have to drag our kids inside each night, hot, cold, rain, snow, whatever.

This is one of the reason's we LOVE our daycare.

Every day we come to pick him up they are outside playing. He's hot, he's sweaty, dirty, nasty.. with a HUGE smile on his face, and ready to go out for more.

I love picking him up and you think he has a tan, but the tan washes off in the bathtub.. now THAT's how a little boy should be at the end of the day!!

Odd, I seem to remember bike riding and playing outside most of the day in over 100 degree temps at that age when I was in AZ. Guess when you are used to sitting inside playing video games and watching tv all the time it gets you conditioned to it.

100° with 20% humidity doesn't feel nearly as bad as 100° with 90% humidity.

Thanks for hanging in there for other's kids. My kids weren't involved in this field trip, but you would hope when a parent signs on to help they take it serious, and understand they are assuming responsibility for other's children not just getting a free day at the ball park with their kids.

BUT don't fear, there was a thread in here a few years back about what the teachers would do to help and protect our kids if, for example, there was an emergency evacuation at the Nuke Plant. MOST said they would do what they signed on to do and take responsibility and protect the kids in their charge.. others said they would leave the kids they are responsible for and go get theirs and evacuate, help just their kids. Leaving the kids under their charge to take care of themselves?

It's not just the parents.

It's not an either/or, it is people in general. There are people who are conscientious and follow through with their responsibilities and there are people who are always "me first" and to hell with anyone else.

I found the report about the chaperones appalling and is one reason why the school that I work at always tries to ensure that we send enough teachers and school staff on trips to adequately supervise the students. Hubby and I are both teachers and there have been many occasions where our own children ended up staying at the sitter's house long past when we should have picked them up because we were unable to leave our schools because other people's children were still there. (Thank God that our sitter was like adopted family and helped us out.) During one snowstorm years ago, hubby wasn't able to leave his school until after 11:00 PM at night because some students still hadn't been picked up by parents.

Luckily, my children have always been blessed with conscientious people. On occasions where I felt that might not be the case, I took a day off & went myself. The only time I ever regretted going on a school field trip as a parent chaperone was the one where the other little kindergartner assigned to me took great joy in jumping onto my feet as hard as she could, at every possible occasion she could. I was never so glad to see the back of a child in my life! (I'm almost sure the jury would have let me off, but not certain enough at the time to toss the kid into the lion pit, lucky for her!)

My daughter is going Monday with MBMS.

I dont think so, there is no game on Monday.

I dont think so, there is no game on Monday.

Maybe they rented out the field as a picnic place, I know of a church that just did that.

This is one of the reason's we LOVE our daycare.

Every day we come to pick him up they are outside playing. He's hot, he's sweaty, dirty, nasty.. with a HUGE smile on his face, and ready to go out for more.

I love picking him up and you think he has a tan, but the tan washes off in the bathtub.. now THAT's how a little boy should be at the end of the day!!

:lmao:

Love it!! I miss the days when my baby used to come home with dirty knees and pine sap all over himself from climbing trees. BTW, that stuff only comes off with turpentine!

I dont think so, there is no game on Monday.
Yes my child will be there also, it's not for a game though it's just a fun filled day there...

SMCPS policy states that chaperones ride the bus with the kids. Maybe the surrounding counties should adopt the same policy.

Bob- I know what you ate saying about training in the heat. When I was
@ P.I. we had "black flag" days where we had to unblouse our boots and spent the time working on weapons maintenance and knowledge.

Odd, I seem to remember bike riding and playing outside most of the day in over 100 degree temps at that age when I was in AZ. Guess when you are used to sitting inside playing video games and watching tv all the time it gets you conditioned to it.

I couldn't agree with you more! We did not have AC when we were growing up and played outside from dawn until we were made to come inside.

I couldn't agree with you more! We did not have AC when we were growing up and played outside from dawn until we were made to come inside.

I do not remember it being no where near this hot when I was younger. I have a feeling it was because we did not have AC either so were used to it being warm all of the time. That makes it not such a temperature difference between the inside air and outside so you do not feel it as much.

100° with 20% humidity doesn't feel nearly as bad as 100° with 90% humidity.

I doubt either was that high, but yeah 100 and 90 would be off the chart.

I dont think so, there is no game on Monday.

Maybe they rented out the field as a picnic place, I know of a church that just did that.

Exactly. They have access to rock climbing, the sumo suits, the bumper boats, the picnic pavillion, and also the ball diamond where they hope to play the teachers vs. students game that was cancelled Friday due to the heat.

My 2 girls were suppose to go today also. I kept them home. Sounds like another case of moms intution is always right.:evil::evil:

Good for you! :buddies: I kept mine home awhile back during a "field day" type of thing when the heat index was wicked high. I used to live in the desert southwest, heat illness is nothing to mess around with.

Exactly. They have access to rock climbing, the sumo suits, the bumper boats, the picnic pavillion, and also the ball diamond where they hope to play the teachers vs. students game that was cancelled Friday due to the heat.

Gotcha, didnt know they did that, but guess they are trying to make money at the stadium, its really a great ballpark and I wish that more people would come out and support the team more.

SMCPS policy states that chaperones ride the bus with the kids. Maybe the surrounding counties should adopt the same policy.

Except that SMCPS told chaperones for the Blue Crabs game that they would have to drive themselves and would not be allowed on the bus. My son went and I had threatened to chaperone him.

Thanks for hanging in there for other's kids. My kids weren't involved in this field trip, but you would hope when a parent signs on to help they take it serious, and understand they are assuming responsibility for other's children not just getting a free day at the ball park with their kids.

BUT don't fear, there was a thread in here a few years back about what the teachers would do to help and protect our kids if, for example, there was an emergency evacuation at the Nuke Plant. MOST said they would do what they signed on to do and take responsibility and protect the kids in their charge.. others said they would leave the kids they are responsible for and go get theirs and evacuate, help just their kids. Leaving the kids under their charge to take care of themselves?

It's not just the parents.

One of the parts that makes me scratch my head as CC school systems (and I believe SMC as well) already put out "no outdoor recess that day" due to the heat. It just befuddles be as to why it was not canceled.

The day before there were 20 kids that got sick there due to the heat - you would have thought there was a lessons learned there.