Contests or other activities involving awards to students and/or their schools by agencies outside the schools shall be permitted only with the approval of the division superintendent or his/her designee. The division superintendent shall approve no contest or activity when the sole purpose is commercial. Contest rules shall be clear, the conditions fair, and the publicity in good taste.
Student participation in contests shall be voluntary, and no compulsory fees shall be charged the students for participation. No one may be excluded from an approved contest for discriminatory reasons as defined by applicable law. Contests that are conducted in the schools with the purpose of raising funds shall be regulated under School Board Policy 2-2.3.
LEGAL REFERENCE: Code of Virginia,
1950, as amended, §§ 22.1-70, 22.1-78.