Spearfish School District 40-2
5000 Students

Board   Policy                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
Code: 5140

USE OF STUDENTS/INTERVIEWS

Without the expressed permission of the building administrator, public school pupils shall not participate in any organized campaign to raise funds for any purpose, nor may teachers permit such campaigns or drives within their classrooms.

Surveys, questionnaires, opinion surveys, counseling, research data, or experimental instructional techniques will not be allowed during school hours without the written permission of the building administrator or superintendent.

Individual pupils may not be interviewed by any person, except an employee of the Board of Education, without the approval of the superintendent or a building administrator delegated by the superintendent. No interview shall be granted unless it is deemed appropriate to the welfare of the child or may be required by court order or with parental permission. With the exception of the School Resource officer, police interrogation of students at the school must be conducted in the presence of the building administrator and/or parents.

Adopted June 16, 1975
Revised January 12, 1987
Revised December 14, 1998
Revised April 14, 2008