British schools warned not to travel to France for cultural trips

The UK Foreign Office has advised British schools to cancel school trips to France following the terror attacks in Paris.

It says that the guidance is in line with advice given by French authorities which have cancelled all school trips within France until this weekend.

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"As part of the national state of emergency, the French Ministry of Education has cancelled all school trips within France by French schools until Sunday 22 November," the Foreign Office says.

"This includes excursions to cultural sites (theatres, museums, etc) and travel by school groups on public transport. These cancellations don't specifically include foreign school parties, but the French Ministry of Education has advised foreign school groups to avoid travelling to France until after 22 November."

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The advice came after a school in Grimsby cancelled a trip to northern France this week and next Thursday.

David Hampson, from Tollbar Academy, told the Grimsby Telegraph, that he will ensure the parents are paid the full £285 per child for the cancelled trip.

"My main consideration, as always, is the safety and security of the children under my care, and I do not think it is fair for parents on this occasion to pick up the cost of the cancellation if the insurance company does not pay out.

"I must add that, had this been an adults' trip, I would not have agreed that terrorism should be allowed to disrupt our normal lives, but these are children for whom we have responsibility in loco parentis, and I will not take them into an area where we cannot guarantee their safety."