Van Buren Intermediate School District
Administrative Guidelines
 

5850 - STUDENT SOCIAL EVENTS

The following guidelines shall be used to conduct all social events.

 A.Faculty advisors to school organizations will ensure that social events are adequately chaperoned in keeping with Board of Education policy. Other members of the staff shall cooperate with the advisors.
 B.Chaperones must be present at social events sponsored by school organizations. The number needed shall be determined by the principal. In addition, the police, student-community relations persons, and security aides may be present.
 C.Social events are restricted to current District students and their guests if prior approval has been given by the principal.
 D.It is essential that chaperones be present at the designated time so that students are not gathering without adult supervision.
 E.Chaperones will circulate among the people present at the event to be sure that they behave properly and to locate any persons under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs who may have gained entrance.

Intoxicated students or students causing trouble should be dealt with using the following procedure:

  1.Identify any or all of the students involved.
  2.Obtain one (1) or two (2) witnesses.
  3.Telephone parents at once and tell them that it appears their son/daughter is either drinking or causing trouble, or is associating with those who are. Ask the parents to come to the school at once to take custody of their son/daughter.
  4.If the conditions persist and parents do not appear in a reasonable time, call the police.
  5.If trouble or drinking is caused by people not of our District, call the police at once.