5513 - CARE OF PROPERTY

The following guidelines shall be followed to ensure proper implementation of School Board policy.

1. Furniture and Equipment

   1. Furniture or equipment is not to be moved from its assigned location without the permission of the principal or supervisory staff member.

   2. Students shall operate school equipment only when authorized by the principal or supervising staff member and only if the student has been properly trained in both the operating and safety procedures associated with the equipment.

2. Personal Property

   From time-to-time students and teachers may want to use personal equipment to enrich the educational program. It is the teacher's responsibility to secure permission from the principal before bringing personal equipment or furniture into the classroom. It is the teacher's responsibility to inform his/her principal so that arrangements can be made for safekeeping such property. The Corporation is not responsible and cannot obtain insurance to cover such property. All such equipment shall be inspected to ensure its safety and cleanliness for classroom use.

3. Textbooks

   The school shall keep a written account of all textbooks issued to students. The accounting shall include the following:

   1. name and number of book

   2. condition

   3. student's name

   When textbooks are returned at the end of the school year, they shall be checked against the record.

Parents and adult students shall be liable for any damages to or loss of school property caused by the student.