Was the teacher negligent? Fired or at least written up.

Was the teacher doing the normal thing to ensure safety? Did the kid break the rules? (A 15 yr. old has different expectations than a five year old child.) Keep the job with or without record.

It does happen. The best thing to do is to be very open with your administrator. Plan well enough to have the least amount of distractions possible. If you are taking parents, assistants, etc. provide them with leadership – even if it’s just them sitting in with the student lecture immediately before you leave. Ask them to do specific tasks – count the number in their group. Be the last one to load the bus – that sort of thing. You do a final headcount.

There really is no excuse not to keep track at all times on all members of a field trip.

The teacher better have a list of student and count heads 10 times.

If one is missing the driver of the bus should be put in charge and the Teacher should seek security or police help if necessary to find the missing person.

Using the Buddy System can be of help.

Assigning students in pairs or if neccesary triplets and telling the buddy to speak up the moment their pair is missing for more than a few minutes.

Than the teacher gets fired

And in case something happens because the child got lost, for example: a animal bit the child, the child felt and broke his-hers arm or simple got traumatized the teacher can also be charged.

If the kid is being toxic and a pest-call back to the school, talk to the principal-have the parents called and make a decision. Sometimes the police may be involved.

Count heads often.

Take a list of contact numbers just in case something would happen.

hopefully one of the adults is paying attention.

i would think it would end in suspension from teaching if the kid was older and termniation if was a little kid.