School-sponsored activities are (a) activities sponsored by the Montpelier School District, (b) activities sponsored by the Montpelier Recreation Department, or (c) activities sponsored by Community Connections, or (d) school-supporting activities sponsored by formal groups whose purpose is to support the school district (such as the UES Parents Group, MSMS PTO, and MHS Boosters).
Permitted Activities and Postings
1. The only materials that students may be asked
to carry home are materials for school-sponsored activities.
2. Distribution on school grounds of materials
for non-school-sponsored activities is prohibited by everyone except students.
3. Students may distribute materials on school
grounds subject to reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions imposed by
the principals or the superintendent. Student dissemination of materials is
governed by the policy on Student Self-Expression.
4. Non-school-sponsored materials may be
displayed at designated locations on school grounds upon approval of the
principal or superintendent based on the material’s acceptability and
appropriateness in light of the Montpelier School District’s mission and legal
responsibilities. All materials permitted to be displayed on school grounds
must include a notice approved by the principal or superintendent that the
activity is not sponsored by the Montpelier School District.
5. School district equipment (including
photocopiers and computers) shall not be used in the production or copying of
non-school-district-sponsored materials.
6. In addition to meeting the requirements above,
materials that support profit-making enterprises must be judged to contribute significantly
to the Montpelier School District’s instructional program or to the well being
of the general community.
7. Advertisements may be accepted or rejected according to their appropriateness in light of the Montpelier School District’s mission and legal responsibility.
Adopted July 21, 2004