6145.4

Policy

 

 

Instruction

 

Public Performances and Exhibitions

 

 

Participation in community celebrations, patriotic observances, or other special events by bands, choral groups, athletic teams, or other student groups is recommended by the board as a means for establishment of positive relations between the school district and the community.

 

School groups are not to be used to promote partisan politics, sectarian religious views, or commercial enterprises.  The board does not interpret that participation in a holiday observance that has religious overtones as automatically a promotion of a sectarian religious view.  However, no student will be required to participate in any religious holiday observance and will not have any grade lowered or be otherwise punished for exercising the right of non-participation.

 

Schools are urged to cooperate with any group or groups having promotion of the common interest/welfare of all school-aged children as their purpose, provided that youth of every race, religion, nationality, and social status can benefit equally.

 

Authority to approve participation in events of the nature described in the above paragraph is delegated by the board to the superintendent.

 

Adopted:  June 04, 1990


 

6145.4

Regulation

 

 

Instruction

 

Public Performances and Exhibitions

 

 

Music groups for the Ashland-Greenwood Public Schools may perform for school and community events with approval of the Building Principal or her/his designee and after consultation with the music director.

 

The following shall be reasonable guidelines for the music departments to follow when considering participation at these events.

 

1.  Music groups should generally not be asked to conduct on the average more than one public performance a week.

 

2.  Music groups performing at athletic events shall not generally be asked to perform after half time.

 

3.  Music teachers should be consulted before any commitments are made on their behalf.

 

4.  Music teachers should not be required to have groups perform if conflicts with other school and community events would not allow the remaining students performing an opportunity to perform in a manner respective of the music program.

 

5.  Students should not be expected to perform at events and at the same time be expected to pay an admission fee to get into the event. In instances where the school has determined that a group shall perform an event where admission will be charged the school shall be responsible for the admission fees.

 

6.  Middle School music groups should not generally be expected to perform at pep assemblies and games.

 

7.  Students should not be required to perform with music groups on Wednesday nights or Sundays as these times have been set aside for families.

 

8.  Students should not perform at events to promote a business, a political party, candidate or issue, or other for profit enterprises.