Secondary and/or student-initiated curriculum-related organizations and secondary and/or student-initiated non-curriculum-related organizations are encouraged.
Curriculum-Related Organizations
It shall be the responsibility of the building principal to determine whether a student group is curriculum-related. One or more of the following questions will be answered affirmatively if the group is curriculum-related:
- Is the subject matter of the group actually taught in a regularly offered course?
- Will the subject matter of the group soon be taught in a regularly offered course?
- Does the subject matter of the group concern the body of courses as a whole?
- Is participation in the group required for a particular course?
- Does participation in the group result in academic credit?
Secondary and/or student-initiated curriculum-related student organizations, upon receiving permission from the Principal, may use District facilities for meetings and other purposes during non-instructional time.
Non-instructional time will mean any time before the first period of the day and after the last period of the day in which any student attends class. Meetings will not interfere with the orderly conduct of the education program or other school District operations. The Principal has the discretion to determine whether the meetings will interfere with the orderly conduct of the education program or other District operations. Activities relating to any part of the education program will have priority over the activities of another organization.
Employees are assigned to monitor approved meetings and may interact with curriculum-related organizations.
Non-Curriculum-Related Organizations
Secondary and/or student-initiated non-curriculum-related organizations are provided access to meeting space and District facilities. Only students may attend and participate in meetings of non-curriculum-related organizations. Such attendance is strictly voluntary and student-initiated. As a means of determining whether a student’s attendance is voluntary, the Principal may require parental consent for the student to attend the meetings.
Employees will be assigned to monitor approved meetings. Employees will not participate in the meeting or assist in planning, criticizing, or encouraging attendance.
It is the responsibility of the Superintendent, in conjunction with the Principal, to develop administrative regulations regarding this policy.
Cross Reference:
502 Student Rights and Responsibilities
504 Student Activities
Approved: March 2007
Reviewed: January 2020
Revised: January 2020