The answer is NO! If the school wants you to accompany a teacher and a class on a school trip, then the school is responsible for your transportation, admission fees and expenses to be incurred as a result of the excursion. Furthermore, in accordance to the Paraprofessional contract Article 4-B, paraprofessionals are entitled to a duty free lunch period every day even if you're on a school trip. If you don’t take time away from the children to eat your lunch, then you are entitled to take the time upon arriving back at the school. If you arrive back to the school too late to take the time, then you should see your school’s UFT Chapter Leader, who should meet with your supervisor or principal to arrange compensatory time or per session pay.