Adopted: February 19, 2019

Revised and Approved: March 3, 2025

(See Part 1 here)

VI. RULES OF CONDUCT FOR VISITORS

 

A. Required Conduct

 

All visitors must demonstrate respect and civility when interacting with other individuals during a visit. In addition, all visitors must immediately comply with any and all lawful directives given by a district employee, including a directive to leave the building.

 

B. Prohibited Conduct

 

Visitors must not do any of the following during a visit:

 

1. Violate any law;

 

2. Violate any district or school policy, regulation, rule, or procedure;

 

3. Make any threat or engage in any threatening or intimidating behavior;

 

4. Engage in any conduct that is designed to intimidate another person, or that could reasonably be perceived as being designed to intimidate another person;

 

5. Demonstrate hostility toward another person;

 

6. Engage in conduct that is objectively rude;

 

7. Use any obscene or foul language;

 

8. Participate in making any personal attacks against another person;

 

9. Participate in making any objectively disrespectful, demeaning, disparaging, or insulting comments or statements about or to another person;

 

10. Make unwelcome physical contact with any person unless the physical contact is part of the normal greeting process, such as a handshake, or is reasonably necessary to prevent imminent harm to another person or serious harm to property;

 

11. Photograph, film, or otherwise create an audio or video record of any students, employees, or volunteers of the district, unless the visitor is on district property or in a limited part of a district facility to attend an event or activity that is open to the public, such as a School Board meeting or an athletic contest;

 

12. Can not enter onto school property while impaired from the use of alcohol or any other substance, including but not limited to controlled substances, intoxicating chemicals, or cannabis. The school is a drug- and alcohol-free environment.

 

VII. GROUNDS FOR DENYING A REQUEST TO VISIT

 

A. Parent Visits for Purpose Other than Classroom Observation

 

A central administrator, a building principal, an assistant principal, or a designee may deny

permission for a parent to visit any part of a district facility if the central administrator, the

principal, the assistant principal, or the designee determines that:

 

1. The parent has refused or failed to comply with any part of this policy;

2. The parent violated any rule or procedure of this policy while visiting a district facility on a prior occasion during the school year;

 

3. The requested date or time for the visit is educationally inappropriate or inconvenient;

 

4. The parent has created a disruption during a prior visit and is likely to create a disruption if permitted to visit again;

 

5. The parent’s presence in the district facility is not in the best interests of student or staff;

 

6. The parent presents a risk of harm to other persons, including but not limited to students, staff members, other parents or community members, or to district property;

 

7. The parent’s parental rights have been terminated, or the parent does not have physical or legal custody or visitation rights during the school day or the period of time when the parent wants to visit the district facility; or

 

8. The parent’s actions or words suggest that the parent is impaired from using alcohol or another substance.

 

B. Classroom Observations by an Independent Examiner

 

If the parent/guardian of a special education student requests an independent educational evaluation (IEE) or hires an independent examiner to evaluate a child, and the parent requests that the independent examiner be permitted to observe the child in the classroom, the district will allow the independent examiner to visit and observe the student in the classroom to the extent permitted by law, provided that the independent examiner complies with all provisions of this policy and does not create a disruption. The district may assign a staff member to accompany an independent examiner during all observations.                  An independent examiner may not interview any students at school or any district employees without prior written permission from the district. A district representative or designee will be present during any interviews.

 

C. Visits by Third Parties

 

A district administrator, building principal, may, as they see fit, deny a visitor’s request to visit any part of a district facility if the visitor is not a parent/guardian of a child who attends school in the facility.

 

1. VISITOR LIMITATIONS

 

1. An individual or group may be denied permission to visit a school or school

property or such permission may be revoked if the visitor(s) does not comply with

the school district procedures and regulations or if the visit is not in the best

interest of students, employees or the school district.

 

2. An individual or group who enters school property without complying with the

procedures and requirements may be trespassed.

 

2. PARKING

 

During school hours, visitors may park their vehicles in spaces designated for visitors, if possible.

 

3. PENALTIES

Permission to be in a district facility is conditioned upon compliance with this policy. Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, section 609.605, subdivision 4, any person who violates this policy may be found guilty of a misdemeanor. Law enforcement may be contacted. A district administrator and/or Principal may impose an order prohibiting a person from entering onto school property (trespass)

 

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Legal References: Minn. Stat. § 123B.02 (General Powers of Independent School Districts)

Minn. Stat. § 124D.09 (Post-Secondary Enrollment Options Program)

Minn. Stat. § 128C.08 (Assaulting a Sports Official Prohibited)

Minn. Stat. § 609.605, Subd. 4 (Trespasses on School Property)