Questions about Haines School District superintendent Tony Habra’s trip north as a chaperone for a student trip last month revealed hurdles posed by such trips.

At Tuesday’s school board meeting, board member Lisa Schwartz questioned the cost of Habra serving as chaperone. Habra and para-educator Rachelle Galinski chaperoned students to tour University of Alaska-Anchorage and Alaska’s Institute of Technology in Seward.

Assistant principal Cheryl Stickler said chaperoning qualifies as professional leave with pay. The school…