But the teacher did get permission, or so it states. It's not the first time a teacher (or a scout leader) has utilized geocaching as a teaching tool and a group activity. And that's a very good thing. It would have been more prudent to have placed a cache further away from the school. However, some school budgets and the bugaboo with permission slips don't allow for field trips as much as they used to. Should the teacher then abandon the activity entirely?

And where is the reviewer's responsibility in this? Yes, I know they are very busy and I do appreciate the work they do. Did the cache say it was on school property with school permission? The reviewer ought to have at least reminded the teacher that despite permission this might not be a very good idea. There used to be a cache in Avondale that was on school property. Not only was it on school property, the page said where the video camera was and to smile and wave at it. I searched for it on a Sunday and it still had a major creep factor....just because it was on school property.

My 1 cent worth.

Shari of Shamik

From: Richard Daines <rjdaines@gmail.com>
To: listserv@azgeocaching.com
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 5:52:56 AM
Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Yeeehaw!

I can think of a couple of cache right of the top of my head that are at Junior Colleges.

On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 7:45 AM, PATRICK FINLEY <Fastball50@msn.com> wrote:
Paul hit the nail right on the head. I'm convinced that a lot of cachers really don't even read the guidelines for placing caches, and very frequently place caches that don't adhere to those guidelines. Based on the history of that particular school, I'm not so sure I would have allowed a cache of this type to be placed there. The fact that the cache owner was a teacher at that school and that HE didn't read the guidelines makes it even worse. It would sure be nice if most folks put a little more thought into the placement of their caches instead of just spewing out cache containers.................My 1 1/2 cents worth.
----- Original Message -----
From: AZPAUL
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 5:13 AM
Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] Yeeehaw!

It seems that the teacher did have permission of the school district, as the teachers quote in the article indicates  "My administration knew; I also got a district grant for it,". Unfortunately it didn't get passed on to the rest of the teaching staff.

The main problem was the following guideline was ignored by the teacher and his class.
From GC.COM
"Caches near, on or under public structures deemed potential or possible targets for terrorist attacks. These may include but are not limited to highway bridges, dams, government buildings, elementary and secondary schools, and airports."

That's my two cents worth....
Paul

           ----- Arizona Geocaching -----
----- Where difficulty is measured in degrees -----


Rich B wrote:
A few things come to mind here:

1. Obviously whom ever placed the cache didn't get permission from the school, or if the teacher did get permission the entire staff should have been told about the cache being there.
2. I though you were not suppose to bury caches
3. Why didn't the people from Nevada explain to the person asking what they were doing, considering it was at a school.
4. Sadly some of the students comments shows what the future holds.

Just my $0.02 worth :

On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 4:06 PM, Richard Daines <rjdaines@gmail.com> wrote:
Sad to see how timid people are.

On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 6:01 PM, ShadowAce <shadowace.az@gmail.com> wrote:



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