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No. 907

SECTION: COMMUNITY

TITLE: SCHOOL VISITORS

ADOPTED: February 20, 2003

REVISED: March 21, 2013

MANHEIMTOWNSHIPSCHOOL DISTRICT

907. SCHOOL VISITORS

1. AuthoritySC 510

The Board welcomes and encourages interest in district educational programs andother school-related activities. The Board recognizes that such interest may result invisits to school by parents/guardians, adult residents and interested educators. Toensure order in the schools and to protect students and employees, it is necessary fo

the Board to establish policy governing school visits.

2. Delegation ofResponsibility

The Superintendent or designee and building principal have the authority to prohibithe entry of any individual to a district school, in accordance with Board guidelinesand state and federal law and regulations.

The Superintendent or designee shall develop administrative regulations toimplement this policy and control access to school buildings and school classrooms

3. Guidelines Persons wishing to visit a school must make arrangements in advance with theclassroom teacher or building principal in that building. Persons who arrive at the

school without an established appointment will not be permitted beyond the schooloffice.

Parents/Guardians who come to a school building to drop off an item for astudent must leave the item in the school office.

Parents/Guardians are not permitted to walk the item to the student, nor are theypermitted to walk a student to his/her classroom.

Upon arrival at the school, all visitors must register at the office where they will sigin and receive a badge. Visitors may be asked to present a form of ID (i.e., drivers

license) prior to being admitted in the school building.

Visitors who enter the school during the school day shall only be permitted to enterthrough one (1) entrance. All other entrances shall be locked.

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All staff members shall be responsible for requiring a visitor to demonstrate that s/hhas a visitor's pass if it is not visible. If a visitor does not have a visitors badge, thestaff member must escort the person to the office or immediately call the office and

request assistance.

No visitor may confer with a student in school without the approval of the principal

Should an emergency require that a student be called to the school office to meet avisitor, the principal or designee shall be present during the meeting.

Parents/Guardians who enter the building are only permitted to be in the area wherethey have a scheduled appointment. At the conclusion of the appointment, theparent/guardian must report to the school office to sign out in the visitors log.

Failure to comply with these procedures shall result in more limited access to theschool as determined by the building principal, consistent with Board policies,school rules and federal and state law and regulations.

Classroom Visitations

SC 510Title 22Sec. 14.108

Parents/Guardians may request to visit their childs classroom, but the request mustbe made prior to the visit, in accordance with established administrative regulationsunless a building principal, at his/her sole discretion, determines an impromptu visitat that time is appropriate.

The building principal or program supervisor must grant prior approval for the visitand shall notify the classroom teacher prior to the visit. At his/her sole discretion, thbuilding principal, program supervisor or designee will remain present in theclassroom for the observation. The classroom observation will not exceed the agreeupon timeframe (up to the maximum of one (1) hour).

In order to minimize disruption of the classroom schedule and the educationalprogram, parents/guardians shall be limited to one (1) observation per month, perchild in the school for classroom visitations. Parental participation in classroomactivities or programs such as room parents, back-to-school events, and chaperonesfor field trips shall not constitute a classroom visit for purposes of this policy.

The building principal or program supervisor and classroom teacher have theauthority to ask a visitor to leave if the visitor disrupts the classroom routine,educational program or daily schedule, or if a visitor violates Board policy. Failureto leave when asked or repeated, documented disruptions may result in loss ofclassroom visitation privileges.

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Under exceptional circumstances and upon request of the building principal,program supervisor, classroom teacher or parent/guardian, the Superintendent mayauthorize additional or longer classroom visits by a parent/guardian.

School Sponsored Activities Before, During and/or After the School Day

Classroom teachers or building principals may plan school events/activities before,during and/or after the school day in which parents/guardians are invited to attend.Parents/Guardians attending these functions will be required to follow the protocolsestablished by the building administrator and/or classroom teacher.

Lunch Visitations

For the safety of our students, parents/guardians are not permitted to have lunch wit

their child/children during the school day in the school building. An exception to thpolicy may be made if the building principal elects to participate in a celebration,such as National Lunch Week. If the school is participating in a celebration whereparents/guardians are invited to have lunch with their child, the building principalwill establish specific guidelines for parents/guardians. Parents/Guardians electing tparticipate in this celebration will not be permitted to bring in restaurant food fromoutside sources.

References:

School Code 24 P.S. Sec. 510

State Board of Education Regulations 22 PA Code Sec. 14.108

Board Policy 000