Next Thursday my school is having a "compulsory" school trip to Sheffield. I do not want to go (personal reasons). For this reason I asked my mum to refuse to sign the permission slip and she hasn't signed it. Now the school are saying it's just a "normal, compulsory" school day. I replied, I do intend to attend school but without permission you cannot take me. They have since attempted to force my mum into signing the slip against her will using black mail. I have also been punished for refusing. They have now given a deadline saying my mum "must sign the permission slip else drastic action will be taken". My question to you is, first of all, am I in the right? Second of all, how should I deal with this. I have no school till Monday (teacher training days) and this is the dead line they set. Am I going about this in the correct way, what can I say and do to insure I do not have to attend this? And shall I (and my mum) continue to simply refuse to be taken?