Stevensville School District

STUDENTS 

School-Sponsored Student Activities

1. Student Organizations and Groups:

a. All School Sponsored and Approved Groups must be authorized by the Board of Trustees. Secret or clandestine organization or groups will not be permitted.
b. Bylaws and rules of School Sponsored and Approved Groups must not be contrary to Board policy or to administrative rules and regulations.
c. Procedures in School Sponsored and Approved Groups must follow generally accepted democratic practices in the acceptance of members and nomination and election of officers.
d. All School Sponsored and Approved Groups must follow school rules, district policies, and state and national organization affiliations’ rules as applicable.

2. Social Events

a. Social events must have prior approval of the administration.
b. Social events must be held in school facilities unless approved by the Board.
c. Social events must be chaperoned at all times.
d. Attendance at high school social events and dances shall be limited to high school students, and middle school social events shall be limited to middle school students, unless prior permission is received from the principal.

3. Extracurricular Activities

a. Academic and behavior eligibility rules are established by MHSA rules and District policy and student and activity handbooks.
b. Removal of a student from an activity for more than ten days is reserved to the Board of Trustees.
c. In establishing an interscholastic program, the Board directs the administration to:
i. Open all sports to all students enrolled in the District, with an equal opportunity for participation as per MHSA regulations.
ii. Open all sports to residents of the school district and who is at least 5 years of age and not more than 19 on or before September 10th of the year in which participation in
extracurricular activities is sought by such a child in accordance with the provisions of this policy.
iii. Recommend sports activities based on interest inventories completed by the students.

4. Participation in District Extracurricular Activities by Unenrolled Children

a. Any child identified in Section 3.c.ii of this policy who is attending a nonpublic or home school meeting the requirements of section 20-5-109:
i. Is eligible to seek to participate in any extracurricular activity of the District that is offered to pupils of the district who are of the same age.
ii. Is subject to the same standards for participation as those required of full-time pupils enrolled in the school and the same rules of any interscholastic organization of which the school of participation is a member as specified in Section 3.a. and 3.b. of this policy and any related student or activity handbook provisions.
iii. Will be assessed for purposes of placement, team formation and cuts using the same criteria as used for full-time pupils enrolled in the District.
b. In cases where there is more than one school service the same age group within District boundaries, a child under Section 4 of this policy shall be subject to the same school zone rules applicable to full-time pupils of the District. Participation for one school for one sport and another school for another sport is prohibited.
c. The academic eligibility for extracurricular participation for a student attending a nonpublic school as specified under Section 4.a.ii. of this policy shall be attested by the head administrator of the nonpublic school. No further verification shall be required.
d. The academic eligibility for extracurricular participation for a student attending a home school as specified under Section 4.a.ii. shall be attested in writing by the educator providing the student instruction with verification by the school principal for the school of participation. The verification may not include any form of student assessment.
e. Students participating in extracurricular activities under Section 4 of this policy may be considered part-time enrollees for purposes of ANB in accordance with Policy 3150, 3121, and 3121P.

Cross Reference:
Policy 3150 Part-Time Attendance
Policy 3121-3121P Enrollment and Attendance
Policy 3233 Student Use of Buildings-Equal Access
Policy 3550 Student Clubs
Policy 2332 Religion and Religious Activities
Policy 4331 Use of School Property for Posting Notices

Legal Reference:
Chapter 297 2021 General Legislative Session
Chapter 269 2021 General Legislative Session
Chapter 405 2021 General Legislative Session
34 CFR 100.8(c) Procedure for Effecting Compliance
Bostock v. Clayton County Georgia, 140 S.Ct. 1731 (2020)

Policy History:
Adopted on: June 12, 2012
Reviewed on: December 2015; June 8, 2021; April 12, 2022
Revised on: January 2016; July 28, 2021; May 10, 2022