VISITORS TO
SCHOOLS
VISITORS TO
SCHOOLS
All parents/visitors take note: ALL students must be
checked out through the main office. Students leaving early for appointments
must have a written note from their parent. Students are not allowed to leave the
building without prior written permission.
(1)
All visitors shall check-in at the school’s office and obtain
permission for the visitation and a visitor’s pass.
(2)
Students’ parent(s) or legal guardian shall request a conference during
nonstudent contact time to avoid interrupting the daily program.
(a) All visitors who wish to enter a classroom during an instructional period must have approval in advance by the principal or designee.
(b)
Teachers shall avoid discussing individual students with parents during
class session and parents shall not engage teachers during periods of student
supervision.
(3)
Visitation by a non-enrolled student unaccompanied by his/her parent(s)
or legal guardian is prohibited
unless prior approval has been granted by the principal.
(4)
Loitering in and around the school premises is prohibited.
(5)
Only persons with legal authority to do so (such as School Board
Security, law enforcement or Department of Children & Family personnel)
shall be allowed to interrogate or
question a student on School Board property without the consent of the
student’s parent(s) or legal guardian.
(6)
Because staff and students should at all times feel that school and work
environment is safe and not hostile, all visitors to School Board property shall
comply with all School Board policies while on Board property and shall conduct
themselves in a manner that is not disruptive, threatening or abusive.
(a) Any visitor who is disruptive, threatening or abusive shall first be asked to relocate to a location in the facility where no students are present and where the matter can be discussed and resolved in a professional manner.
(b) Should the visitor refuse to relocate or continue to act in an inappropriate manner, the visitor will be asked to leave the facility. If the person refuses to leave, school personnel should notify appropriate law enforcement personnel. Should the person subsequently return to School Board property and again act in a manner that is disruptive, threatening or abusive or if the initial incident is so extreme that the principal is concerned about the person returning to the facility, the visitor shall be informed in writing that he or she may attend an appropriate educational workshop regarding communication and conflict resolution in lieu of being prohibited from returning to School Board property.
(c) Any visitor who believes that he or she has wrongfully been asked to participate in the educational workshop or who has been notified that he or she may not return to the property, must first leave the property as requested, but may subsequently appeal the decision to the appropriate Regional Superintendent.
(d)
With the approval of the Regional Superintendent, if the person refuses
to attend and complete the workshop or subsequently acts in an inappropriate
manner, the person may be notified in writing that he or she may not return to
School Board property except under expressed conditions.
(e)
Notwithstanding the above, school personnel shall always have the
authority to notify appropriate law enforcement
personnel should any visitor to School Board property violate criminal
statutes.
(7)
This policy shall be posted in each school in a place clearly visible to
all visitors.
STATUTORY
AUTHORITY:
Section 230.22(2), Florida Statutes
LAWS IMPLEMENTED:
Sections 230.22(5),
231.07, 231.085, 810.097, 877.13 Florida Statues
ADOPTED:
January 15, 2002
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