5085 - (KH) Gifts from Companies and Organizations and Solicitations in Schools

 

 

 

 

The Milford School Board values the many worthwhile civic and charitable activities
sponsored within the community.

A. Solicitations
As a general policy, there will be no solicitation within the Milford School District schools
for any purpose whatsoever. No commercial enterprise may be represented in the
schools, and there will be no sale of goods or services on the premises.

No organization may solicit funds from staff members within the schools, nor may
anyone distribute flyers or other materials related to fund drives through the schools
without prior approval of the Superintendent. Staff members will not be made
responsible, nor will they assume responsibility for, the collection of any money or
distribution of any fund drive within the schools unless such activity is an approved
school fund drive or has the Superintendent's or designee’s approval.

Requests for exceptions to this rule must be submitted to the Superintendent or
designee, who reserves the right to grant exceptions, prior to implementation of the
requested activity.

Examples of these exceptions include the following:

The Board expects such activities to be kept to a minimum to ensure maximum
instruction time for teachers and students. The Superintendent shall seek direction
from the Board in instances where prior practice offers no guidance about a particular
fund drive. This policy does not apply when buildings are rented by an organization.

 

All employees are prohibited from accepting items of material value from companies or
organizations that do business with the District. Exceptions to this policy are the
acceptance of minor items with a value of less than $25.00 that are generally distributed
by the companies through public relations programs.

 

 

Adopted: 6/1994
Revised: 4/2009, 5/2026