KI: Public Solicitation in District Facilities
Code: KI
Adopted: 1/12/11
Revised/Readopted: 11/08/17
Students and staff are to be protected from intrusions by announcements, posters, bulletins and communications of any kind from individuals and organizations not directly connected with the schools. Approval of any such materials requires approval by the principal.
Fund raising by non-school agencies or for non-school activities during school hours will not be permitted without prior approval of the superintendent and/or principal.
Demonstrations of services or materials and canvassing of students or employees for the purpose of selling products or services shall not be permitted in either the district's schools or grounds, unless authorized by the superintendent and/or principal.
No non-school-sponsored organization or individual may solicit funds or sell tickets within the district without first securing permission through the superintendent and/or principal.
Whenever possible, solicitation should occur during non-classroom time.
The solicitation and sale of travel services to students is prohibited unless expressly approved by the superintendent on district property, at activities under the jurisdiction of the district and at interscholastic activities administered by a voluntary organization.
This includes sale of services to students by any person or group that sells, provides, furnishes, contracts for, arranges or advertises travel services.
Sellers of travel services must meet the following district criteria:
- Belong to an association of sellers of travel certified by the director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services;
- Provide proof of errors and omissions insurance;
- Provide proof of a client trust account or performance bond;
- Submit references;
- Include in all information provided to students and parents that drug, alcohol and tobacco use will be prohibited;
- Include in all information provided to students and parents a statement that the activity is a non-school-sponsored event;
- Other.
The administration of surveys, questionnaires and requests for information by non-school-connected organizations are disallowed. Exceptions may be approved by the superintendent. In the event an exception is granted for the administration or distribution of a survey created by a third party, the district will provide an opportunity for the student's parent to inspect such survey upon request, before the survey is administered or distributed by a school to a student, as required by the Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 (ESSA). Any district survey containing any "covered survey items" as defined by ESSA, may also be inspected by parents.
Parents may also request that their student be excused from participation in such surveys. Requests may be submitted in accordance with the provisions of board policy KAB - Parental Rights and accompanying administrative regulation.
As required by law, the superintendent shall ensure that notification is provided to parents of students at least annually at the beginning of the school year or when enrolling students for the first time in school, of the specific or approximate dates during the school year when such surveys are scheduled or expected to be scheduled. The rights provided to parents under this policy transfer to the student when the student turns 18 years of age or is an emancipated minor under applicable state law.
The district recognizes its responsibility to protect student privacy. Personal information that may be collected as a result of such surveys will be released only with prior, written parental permission, unless as otherwise provided by ESSA and/or the provisions of board policy JOB - Personally Identifiable Information.
END OF POLICY
Legal Reference(s):
Protection of Pupil Rights, 20 U.S.C. § 1232h (2017); Student Rights in Research, Experimental Programs and Testing, 34 C.F.R. Part 98 (2017).
Every Student Succeeds Act, 20 U.S.C. § 7928 (2017).
Family Education Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g (2017).
Cross Reference(s):
DJG - Vendor Relations
IGDK - Non-School-Sponsored Study and Athletic Tours/Trips/Competitions
KG - Community Use of District Facilities
KJA - Materials Distribution
