| Mercer County Educational Service Center |
| Bylaws & Policies |
9700 - RELATIONS WITH SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS
Any request from civic institutions, charitable organizations, or special interest groups which involve such activities as patriotic functions, contests, exhibits, sales of products to and by students, sending promotional materials home with students, graduation prizes, fund raising, and free teaching materials must be carefully reviewed to ensure that such activities promote student interests.
It is the policy of the Governing Board that students, staff members, and Educational Service Center facilities not be used for promoting the interests of any nonschool agency or organization, public or private, without the approval of the Superintendent; and any such approval, granted for whatever cause or group, shall not be construed as an endorsement of said cause or group by this Board.
| A. | Political Interests | |
| All materials or activities proposed by outside political sources for student or staff use or participation shall be reviewed by the Superintendent on the basis of their educational contribution to part or all of the school program, benefit to students, and no such approval shall have the primary purpose of advancing the special interest of the proposing group. | ||
| The Board may permit the use of educational materials, programs, and equipment which contains commercial messages providing the content of such messages and the manner of presentation has been approved by the Superintendent and is in compliance with the Center's administrative guidelines. | ||
| B. | Contests/Exhibits | |
| See local school District’s policy. | ||
| C. | Distribution/Posting of Literature | |
| No outside organization or staff member or student representing an outside organization may distribute or post literature on that organization's behalf on Center property either during or after school hours without the permission and prior review of the Superintendent. | ||
| D. | Solicitation of Funds | |
| Any outside organization or staff member representing an outside organization desiring to solicit funds on Center property must receive permission to do so from the Superintendent. | ||
| E. | Prizes/Scholarship | |
| See local School District’s Policy. | ||
| F. | Surveys and Questionnaires | |
| Neither District-related nor nondistrict-related organizations shall be allowed to administer a survey or questionnaire to students or staff unless the instrument and the proposed plan is submitted, in advance, to the Superintendent. Surveys or questionnaires that are to be administered to students shall be evaluated in accordance with Policy 2416 and AG 2416. If approved, a copy of the results and the proposed manner of their communication are to be provided to him/her for review and approval before they are released. | ||
| Students shall not be required to complete surveys to provide marketing information to vendors, or distribute to vendors any personal information of students, including but not limited to names, addresses, and telephone numbers, except as may be required by law. In addition, the District shall not enter into any contract for products or services, including electronic media services, where personal information will be collected from the students by the providers of the services. | ||
| See also Policy 2416 and AG 2416. |
R.C. 3313.75-.78