FILE:  KM

Cf:  JCAB

 

VISITORS TO THE SCHOOLS

 

 

The Cameron Parish School Board welcomes and encourages parents and other school patrons to visit the schools at appropriate times; in fact, special programs and visiting days may be planned throughout each school year to provide opportunity for such visits.

 

Principals shall be responsible for establishing procedures that will ensure the proper protection of instructional time and ensure the safety and welfare of students, teachers and employees.  Each school shall designate one main Entrance/Exit.  Any other Entrance/Exit shall be at the discretion of the principal who is authorized to take the necessary steps to secure those Entrances/Exits.  In accordance with state law, no person is allowed on school grounds or in school buildings or facilities without authorization from the appropriate school official.  Therefore, all visitors shall report to the principal's office immediately upon coming onto school grounds for their visit and will be required to sign a "Visitors' Log" upon arrival/departure.  Visitors will be assigned passes at the discretion of the principal or his/her designee.  For record keeping purposes, the Visitors' Log shall remain on site in accordance with existing policy.   Office personnel, principal, counselor, etc., shall be made aware of the purpose of the visit.  If at all possible, all visits should be pre-arranged.  Principals are authorized to take the necessary steps in dealing with unauthorized visitors.

 

Visitor is defined as anyone other than the school system personnel paid at the site in question.

 

The Board, in accordance with state law, shall authorize principals, school administrators, or school security guards to search the person, and any item in the possession of a person who is not a student enrolled in school, or any school employee, while in or on any school property.  The search may be conducted at random with a metal detector, or physically when there is reasonable suspicion that such person has in their possession any weapons, illegal drugs, alcohol, stolen goods, or other materials in violation of Board policy.

 

Revised:  December, 1991

Revised:  October, 1994

Revised:  July, 1998

 

 

Ref:     La. Rev. Stat. Ann. ยงยง17:416.6, 17:416.10

Board minutes, 7-13-98

 

Cameron Parish School Board