NEW BERLIN -- Officials with the New Berlin School District are notifying parents of students who attend New Berlin Eisenhower that a planned orchestra trip to Brussels, Belgium has been cancelled following the terror attacks there on Tuesday, March 22nd.
We're told the trip was cancelled on Tuesday. School district officials said the safety and security of their students is top priority and that's why they opted to cancel the trip.
The group was supposed to fly into Brussels Airport on Friday, March 25th. The group was to stay in Brussels for two days.
The trip also included a tour of the region until April 3rd.
School district officials said 58 students and 13 chaperones were supposed to go on the trip.
We're told school district officials are working to recover whatever money they can as it relates to the expenses for this trip.
Below is a letter sent to families regarding the cancellation of this trip: