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5830 - STUDENT FUND-RAISING
The Board of Education acknowledges that the solicitation of funds from students must be limited since compulsory attendance laws make the student a captive participant and may also disrupt the program of the schools.
For purposes of this policy "student fund-raising" shall include the solicitation and collection of money from students for any purpose and shall include the collection of money in exchange for tickets, papers, or any other goods or services for approved student activities.
The Board will permit student fund-raising by students in school, on school property, or at any school-sponsored event only when conducted by school sponsored organizations and when the profit therefrom is to be used to support students or for a purpose connected with the schools. Such funds are to be managed by the District.
Fund raising by approved school organizations shall be authorized only by the appropriate administrator and Superintendent. Door to door sales by students K - 5 shall not be permitted under any circumstances. Fund raising activities of non-school groups on school premises must be approved by the Superintendent.
All other fund raising shall be done in accordance with Board Policy 9700.
The Superintendent shall establish administrative guidelines for the solicitation of funds which shall:
| A. | specify the times and places in which funds may be collected; | |
| B. | describe permitted methods of solicitation which do not place undue pressure on students; | |
| C. | limit the kind and amount of advertising for solicitation; | |
| D. | ensure proper distribution or liquidation of monies remaining in a student activity account when the organization is defunct or disbanded; | |
| E. | limit the number of fund raising events. |
The Superintendent shall distribute this policy and the guidelines which implement it to each organization granted permission to solicit funds.
Revised 11/13/06