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KFA, Public Conduct on School District Property or at School Activities

KFA, Public Conduct on School District Property or at School Activities

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All property owned by the district or locations or property (such as school vehicles) leased or licensed to the district for a particular purpose is referred to herein as “school district owned or controlled property.” All persons on, in or using school district owned or controlled property or appearing at events conducted upon such school district owned or controlled property will observe, at a minimum, those standards of behavior and conduct expected of district staff and students. Specifically, such persons shall not engage in:

  1. any conduct intended to obstruct, disrupt or interfere with teaching, research, service, administrative or disciplinary functions, coaching, officiating or progress of any activity sponsored or approved by the Board of Education

  2. physical abuse or threat of harm to any person on school district owned or controlled property at district sponsored or supervised functions

  3. damage or threat of damage to property of the district regardless of the location, or property of a member of the community or a visitor to the school when such property is located on district controlled premises.

  4. force or unauthorized entry to or occupation of school district owned or controlled property

  5. unlawful use, possession, distribution or sale of drugs and other controlled substances, alcohol and other illegal contraband or within 1,000 feet of the perimeter of school district owned or controlled property (persons known to be under the influence of alcohol shall not be permitted to enter school district owned or controlled property)

  6. use of any tobacco product

  7. unlawful possession of a deadly weapon, as defined in state law or Board policy, on school district owned or controlled property unless one of the following exceptions in state law for possession of a deadly weapons exist:

    1. the person has legal authority to carry or possess a deadly weapon

    2. the person is presenting an authorized public demonstration for a school or an organized class

    3. the person is carrying out duties for the district which require the use of a weapon

    4. the person is participating in an authorized extracurricular activity or team involving the use of firearms

    5. the person has possession of the weapon for use in an approved educational program which includes but is not limited to any course designed for the repair and maintenance of weapons

    6. is a peace officer on duty

  8. profanity or verbally abusive language

  9. any conduct constituting a breach of any federal, state or city law or duly adopted policy and/or regulation of the Board

The superintendent, designee(s) and the principal of a host school are authorized to determine that persons are in violation of this policy and to instruct them to leave a school district owned or controlled property. Where repeated violations occur or where a person threatens or appears likely to violate this policy in the future, the superintendent, designee(s) or host principal may ban or restrict that person’s access to events and to the use of school district owned or controlled property. A host principal’s authority, however, shall extend only to events on the school owned or controlled property of his/her school.

Conduct at School Activities

The district hosts or participates in many curricular and extracurricular activities attended by parents and the general public. These include, but are not limited to, interscholastic athletic contests, proms and other social events, dramatic or musical performances, field trips, fundraisers and meetings for parents, patrons and the public and are referred to herein as “events.” The standards of behavior described above apply to all users, participants or observers of an event.

State and league rules require the principal or designee to enforce this policy at any venue where the school’s athletic teams are participating. This would include other school sites or events sponsored by the Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA) at public facilities.

Adopted July 12, 2000
Revised September 5, 2001
Revised January 21, 2009
Revised October 17, 2012

Legal References

  • C.R.S. 18-1-901 (3) (e) (definitions)
  • C.R.S. 18-9-106 (disorderly conduct)
  • C.R.S. 18-9-108 through 110 (disrupting lawful assembly)
  • C.R.S. 18-9-117 (unlawful conduct on public property)
  • C.R.S. 18-12-105.5 (unlawfully carrying a weapon)
  • C.R.S. 18-12-214 (3) (a) (authority granted by permit – carrying restrictions)
  • C.R.S. 18-18-407 (2) (special offender)
  • C.R.S. 25-14-103.5 (tobacco use prohibited on school property)
  • C.R.S. 25-14-301 (Teen Tobacco Use Prevention Act)

Cross References