Product design question

Design an app for kids field trip.

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What this question tests

Whether you can design for a use case with two distinct users at once, parents and children, plus a real safety-critical constraint.

Clarify scope: an app for organizing and running school or group field trips, used by both trip organizers and parents.
Identify the two user groups: organizers or teachers managing logistics, and parents wanting visibility and reassurance about their child's safety.
Prioritize the safety and tracking need first, since parental anxiety about a child's whereabouts is the strongest driver of adoption.
Propose a concrete feature: real-time group location tracking and check-in points, visible to parents and managed by chaperones.
Address the organizer side: headcount tools and a simple checklist for logistics like permission slips and emergency contacts.
Define success metrics: chaperone check-in compliance rate, with a guardrail on privacy, since child location data is highly sensitive.

Prioritizes safety and tracking as the core driver, correctly identifying what parents actually care about most for this use case.
Designs for both organizer and parent needs explicitly, rather than serving only one side.
Names child location data privacy as a first-order constraint, not an afterthought, given the sensitivity of the data involved.
Proposes a concrete check-in mechanic, tied to chaperones, rather than a vague tracking feature with unclear ownership.

Designing only for the organizer's logistics needs while ignoring parents' safety and visibility concerns.
Treating child location data casually without addressing the real privacy and consent requirements it demands.

How would you handle a situation where the tracking feature fails during a trip?
What consent and privacy safeguards would you build in for tracking a minor's location?