FILE:  H-6.2a

STUDENT FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES

The City of Baker School Board recognizes that citizens, students, Board personnel, other persons and organizations may wish to express support for a particular school or the school system by participating in school-sanctioned fund-raising activities.  The Board shall require that such fund-raising projects be conducted so that they do not interfere with educational objectives or community standards.

Any school club or organization shall request permission from the principal and approval by the Superintendent prior to engaging in a fund-raising activity.  The request shall be in writing by the club or organization's sponsor.  Plans for such activities should be made well in advance of the event, and the total fund-raising efforts in a school should not be a burden or nuisance to students, faculty, parents, or the community.

The School Board shall not permit door-to-door soliciting or sales involving students at any grade level.  However, this prohibition does not preclude organized off-campus fund-raising activities done under the direct supervision of faculty, booster groups or other adults, if such activities are approved by the principal.  Other special sales or solicitations for advertisements shall be conducted by phone or mail, whenever possible.  If personal visits become necessary, they shall be restricted to businesses only, and the students must be in groups of at least two (2).

There shall be no outside fund-raising agencies, such as United Way, Red Cross, March of Dimes, magazine publishing agencies, etc., allowed in the schools without specific Board approval for each activity each year.

Ref:     La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§17:196, 17:414.3, 17:2091, 17:2092, 17:2093, 24:515, 39:1301, 42:1101, 42:1102, 42:1116, 42:1121

Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators, Bulletin 741, Louisiana Department of Education

City of Baker School District