Policy 4200 - Visitor Access And Safe And Orderly Learning Environment

Contacts with Staff 

The learning environment and the staff’s time for students will be free from interruption. Except in emergencies, staff will not be unreasonably interrupted in their work. Brief messages will be recorded to permit the staff member to return the call when free. 

Certificated staff will be available for consultation with students and community members. Students and community members are urged to make appointments with staff to ensure an uninterrupted conference. 

No one will solicit funds or conduct private business with staff on school time and premises. 

Visitors 

The Board welcomes and encourages visits to schools by parents/guardians, other adult residents of the community and interested educators. The Superintendent shall establish guidelines governing school visits to ensure orderly operation of the educational process and the safety of students and staff. 

Disruption of School Operations 

The superintendent or staff member in charge will direct a person to leave immediately if any person is: 

A. Under the influence of controlled substances, including marijuana (cannabis) or alcohol; 
B. Disrupting or obstructing any school program, activity, or meeting; 
C. Threatens to do so or is committing, threatening to imminently commit; or 
D. Inciting another to imminently commit any act which would disturb or interfere with or obstruct any lawful task, function, process or procedure (of any student, official, classified or certificated staff member or invitee) of the school district. 
 

If such a person refuses to leave, the superintendent or staff member will immediately call for the assistance of a law enforcement officer. 

Legal References:

RCW 28A.605.020 Parents’ access to classroom or school sponsored activities Limitation 
RCW 28A.635.020 Willfully disobeying school administrative personnel or refusing to leave public property, violations, when Penalty 
RCW 28A.635.030 Disturbing school, school activities, or meetings Penalty 
RCW 28A.635.090 Interfering by force or violence Penalty 
RCW 28A.635.100 Intimidating any administrator, teacher, classified employee, or student by threat of force or violence unlawful Penalty 

20 U.S.C. § 9528 Armed Forces recruiter access to students and student recruiting information 

 

Adoption:

Adopted: April 10, 1984 

Revised: June 28, 2005 
Revised: March 11, 2025