POLICY 2-5.4 FUNDRAISING BY
STUDENTS
Fundraising campaigns shall
be discouraged except for advertising in athletic programs and school
publications. The business community
shall not be called upon to finance a number of projects through fundraising campaigns. The division superintendent upon
recommendation of the principal may grant exceptions to this provision.
Any in-school fundraising
activity shall have the approval of the principal. The number of fundraising campaigns and annual fund drives involving
school students, especially door-to-door canvassing in the community, shall be
kept to a minimum and must be approved by the principal at or near the
beginning of the school year. The
purpose of fundraising shall be specified.
Elementary students will be
instructed not to participate in door-to-door fundraising activities without
adult supervision.
Students shall not participate in sales or
fundraising activities for the purpose of raising funds for instructional
materials and/or equipment.
LEGAL REFERENCE: Code of Virginia,
1950, as amended, §§ 22.1-70, 22.1-78.
