KI - Visitors to Schools

The district will make reasonable efforts to accommodate requests to visit the district's schools, yet also recognizes concerns for the welfare of students. Therefore, the district limits visitors to:

1. Parents/guardians of current students;

2. Other family members of current students who are approved by the student's parent/guardian; and

3. Board members and other persons invited by the district for official business purposes

In order to ensure that visitors do not disrupt the educational process or other school operations and that no unauthorized persons enter schools, all visitors to the schools must report to the school office immediately when entering a school.

Authorized visitors may:

(1)  be required to show proper identification;
(2)  be required to provide an acceptable reason for visiting;
(3)  be required to sign in and out;
(4)  be given name-tags to wear identifying themselves as visitors; and
(5)  be accompanied by a district employee for some or all of the visit.

School administrators may approve additional building procedures pertaining to school visitors to preserve a proper and safe learning environment.

Visitors shall treat students and staff with respect, and shall not engage in any inappropriate or disruptive behavior or speech.

Unauthorized persons may not loiter on school property at any time.  Law enforcement authorities may be called to enforce this policy provision.

Visiting schools is a privilege, not a right, which may be limited, denied, or revoked by a school administrator or designee based on considerations of student and/or staff health, safety, efficient school operations, maintenance of a proper educational environment, or failure to comply with this policy.

Adopted:  March 26, 2010
Revised and Adopted: June 28, 2011
Revised: June 28, 2022

LEGAL REFS.:  C.R.S. 18-9-112

C.R.S. 18-12-105.5

C.R.S. 18-18-407 (2)

C.R.S. 22-3-102 (eye protective devices)

C.R.S. 22-32-109.1 (7) (open school policy is a required part of school safety plan)

CROSS REFS.:  ADC, Tobacco-Free Schools

ECA/ECAB, Security/Access to Buildings

KFA, Public Conduct on School Property