The school party travelled to New York and enjoyed some sightseeing while their emergency documents were arranged by the British Embassy.
Seeing lots of New York 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/Ah2hqb22Fu
— Barr Beacon School (@barrbeaconsch) February 27, 2023
The paperwork has been completed and the party was due to return home on Wednesday.
A mother of a teenaged girl, who asked not to be named, told the BBC that the ski trip for pupils in years 8 to 10 had been a significant one for them as it had twice been cancelled due to the Covid pandemic.
“It was a horrific shock really,” she said. “It’s the first time she has been away from family for this long. And what they were doing was really challenging – skiing black runs or blue runs, depending on their experience.”
She praised the response of the school and the staff in America.
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