The Board of School Trustees acknowledges that the solicitation of funds by or from students must be limited since compulsory attendance laws make the student a captive donor and may also disrupt the program of the schools.

For purposes of this policy "student fund-raising" shall include the solicitation and collection of money by or from students for any purpose and shall include the collection of money in exchange for tickets, papers, or any other goods or services for approved student activities.

The Board will permit student fund-raising by students in school, on school property, or at any school-sponsored event only when the profit therefrom is to be used for school purposes or for an activity connected with the schools.

Fund raising by approved school organizations, those whose funds are managed by the Corporation, may be permitted in school by the principal. Such fund raising off school grounds may be permitted by the Superintendent.

Fund raising by students on behalf of school-related organizations whose funds are not managed by the Corporation may be permitted on school grounds by the Superintendent.

In compliance with I.C. 4-32-9-34, no student under the age of eighteen (18) may play, participate in, or sell tickets for any of the following types of fund-raising events - bingo games, charity game nights, raffles, door prizes, fund-raising festivals, activities related to pull tabs, punch-boards, tip-boards, and the like.

All other fund raising shall be done in accordance with Board Policy 9700.

The Superintendent shall establish administrative guidelines for the solicitation of funds which shall:

The Superintendent shall distribute this policy and the guidelines which implement it to each organization granted permission to solicit funds.