File:  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.

To ensure visitors do not disrupt the educational process or other school operations and that no unauthorized persons enter schools, all visitors must report to the school office immediately when entering a school. Authorized visitors may:  (1) be required to sign in and out; (2) be given name-tags to wear identifying themselves as visitors; and (3) 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.

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 August 22, 1995
Revised August 27, 2003
Revised April 24, 2012
Revised:  August 27, 2020

LEGAL REFS.:   C.R.S. 18-9-109 (interference with school staff or students)

C.R.S. 18-9-110 (trespass, interference at or in public buildings)

C.R.S. 18-9-112 (definition of loitering)

C.R.S. 18-9-117 (unlawful conduct on public property)

C.R.S. 18-12-105.5 (unlawful possession of weapons on school property)

C.R.S. 22-32-109.1 (7) (Board must adopt open school policy)

CROSS REFS.:    ADC, Tobacco-Free Schools

CF, School Building Administration

EBBA, Prevention of Disease/Infection Transmission

ECA/ECAB, Security/Access to Buildings

JLCC, Communicable/Infectious Diseases

KFA, Public Conduct on District Property