Procedure: 4060P
Community Relations
Distribution of Materials
Nonprofit organizations seeking distribution of information to students and staff shall submit requests to the Communications Office.
The dissemination of such materials is solely to provide parents with information on activities outside the school district that may be of interest to their children. It does not reflect the district’s endorsement or sponsorship of the activity. All materials distributed must contain the statement “The Sumner School District does not sponsor or endorse this event/information and assumes no responsibility for it. Approval to distribute information is a community service and does not imply endorsement.”
The district or the school will not distribute materials that:
A. Are obscene, lewd, or vulgar;
B. Are libelous;
C. Contain language that is intimidating, demeaning, harassing or threatening on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin or ancestry, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, marital or veteran status, including, but not limited to, racial, sexual, or ethnic slurs;
D. Promote commercial enterprises;
E. Promote the violation of existing laws, regulation or ordinances, or official school policy, rules or regulations; or
F. Proselytize or disparage religious beliefs.
The Communications Office will review and determine whether the materials are approved for distribution to students. Any further review will be made by the superintendent/designee whose decision is final.
Sumner School District supports an environmentally friendly online-only materials distribution process for nonprofit organizations that reduces waste, saves district staff time and eliminates paper costs for nonprofit organizations.
Adopted 2/2017