PUBLIC ATTENDANCE AT SCHOOL EVENTS | Policy Manual

9160 - PUBLIC ATTENDANCE AT SCHOOL EVENTS

The Governing Board welcomes and encourages members of the community to attend athletic and other public events held by the schools in the Educational Service Center. Due to the need to maintain order and preserve the facilities of the Educational Service Center during the conduct of such events, the Governing Board retains the right to bar the attendance of or remove any person whose conduct may constitute a disruption at a school event. School administrators are expected to call law enforcement officials if a person violates posted regulations or does not leave school property when reasonably requested. The Center may use metal detectors and other devices to protect the safety and well-being of participants and visitors.

For all school-affiliated events where admission is charged, cash shall be accepted as a method of payment. If concessions are offered, there will be at least one (1) concession stand that will accept cash. If concessions are sold on multiple floors, then at least one (1) location on each floor will accept cash. The cost of admission for school-affiliated events shall not vary based on payment method, except that the Center may charge a processing fee for any ticket purchased online or by credit card. The cost of admission for a student enrolled in any school participating in the school-affiliated event shall be less than the cost of admission for an adult at the same event. Persons who receive cash at designated collection points will deposit the cash with the Treasurer/CFO on the next business day of receipt in accordance with Policy 6600.

No alcoholic beverage or other controlled substance may be possessed, consumed, or distributed at any function sponsored by the Educational Service Center or at any function occurring on Governing Board property.

Smoking and/or the use of tobacco and/or tobacco substitute products is prohibited at any time within any enclosed facility owned or leased or contracted for by the Governing Board, and in areas directly or indirectly under the control of the Board immediately adjacent to locations of ingress or egress to such facilities. For purposes of this policy, "use of tobacco" means to chew or maintain any substance containing tobacco, including smokeless tobacco, in the mouth to derive the effects of tobacco, as well as all uses of tobacco, or tobacco substitutes, including cigars, cigarettes, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, snuff, any other matter or substances that contain tobacco or nicotine (including synthetic nicotine), in addition to papers used to roll cigarettes, and/or smoking of electronic, "vapor," or other substitute forms of cigarettes, clove cigarettes, and any other smoking devices for burning tobacco or any other substances (See Policy 7434).

Such prohibition also applies to school grounds and any school-related event.

The Governing Board is aware of the increasing desire of many parents and other members of an audience to make audio and/or video recordings of school events.

Such recordings can be made by parents or other members of the audience without restriction if the performance is not of copyrighted material. However, if the performance is of copyrighted material, recording can be made if the appropriate license authorizing such recordings has been secured in advance by the Educational Service Center. If the performance is of copyrighted material and the necessary license has not been secured in advance by the Educational Service Center, the audience shall be advised before the performance begins that audio and/or video recordings that shall be re-broadcast or distributed in any way, such as posting on the internet, are prohibited.

The Governing Board authorizes the Superintendent to establish rules and procedures governing the use of non-Educational Service Center audio/visual recording equipment at any Educational Service Center-sponsored event or activity. Such rules are to be distributed in such a manner that members of the audience who wish to record the event are aware of the rules early enough to make proper arrangements to obtain their recordings without causing delay or disruption to an activity.

Any person or organization seeking to film students or a school activity which is not a public event, shall obtain prior permission from the Superintendent.

All notices, signs, schedules, and other communications about school events shall contain the following statement:

“In accordance with State and Federal law, the Educational Service Center shall provide reasonable accommodations to persons with disabilities who wish to attend and/or participate in school events. Such individuals should notify the Superintendent's Office if they require a reasonable accommodation.”