FILE: JHC
STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS
The Iberville Parish School Board, recognizing the importance of worthwhile organizations in the school, encourages all students to participate in student organizations and club activities. Students shall have the right to form organizations within the school for cultural, social, athletic, and other authorized purposes which will enrich and extend their education. Such groups shall follow administrative regulations and procedures developed and maintained by the Superintendent and staff governing the creation and operation of student organizations and clubs in accordance with School Board policy.
Student organizations or clubs shall not deny membership to any student because of race, color, creed, sex, national origin, or disability.
All student organizations must be registered with and approved by the principal in each school, and subject to the approval by the Superintendent, before becoming an official student organization. The principal shall request from the organization a statement of its policies, aims, rules and regulations, constitution and by-laws, a table of organization showing regional, state and national organization, if any, and name of the required faculty sponsor, before accepting it as a student organization. If any organization does not live up to these requirements, it shall be disbanded or abolished by the Principal, the Superintendent, and/or the School Board.
EQUAL ACCESS
As provided by the Federal Equal Access Act, any school which allows non-curriculum related groups access to school facilities during non-instructional time must adhere to the following criteria:
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Equal access will not be denied on the basis of religious, political, philosophical or other content of such meetings or organizations;
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The meetings are voluntary and student-initiated;
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There is no sponsorship of the meetings by the school, the government, or its agents or employees;
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Employees or agents of the school or government are present at religious meetings only in a non-participatory capacity;
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The meetings do not materially and substantially interfere with the orderly conduct of educational activities within the school;
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Non-school persons may not direct, conduct, control, or regularly attend activities of student groups; and
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If access is given to school media such as bulletin boards, newspapers, or public address systems, it must be given to all non-curriculum related clubs on an equal basis. |
Adopted: October 23, 1978
Revised: February, 2003
Ref: 20 USC 4071-4074 (Equal Access)
20 USC 7905 (Equal Access To Public School Facilities)
La. Rev. Stat. Ann. ยงยง17:81, 17:2091
Board minutes, 4-14-03
Iberville Parish School Board