BOARD POLICY - 1240
The Board of Education recognizes that volunteer assistance in schools can enrich the educational program, support the supervision of students, and contribute to school safety while strengthening the schools’ relationships with the community. By volunteering, parents/guardians and other members of the community can share their time, knowledge, and abilities with students.
The Board prohibits harassment of any volunteer on the basis of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, or military and veteran status. (Government Code 12940)
Volunteer work and activities shall be limited to those that do not result in the displacement of certificated or classified staff. The Board encourages volunteers to work on short-term projects to the extent that they enhance the classroom or school and are not in conflict with law or the negotiated collective bargaining agreements between the District and its employees.
The Superintendent or designee shall establish procedures for determining whether volunteers possess the qualifications, if any, required by law and administrative regulation for the types of duties they will perform. The need for and assignment of duties to volunteers will be at the discretion of the site principal or classroom teacher based on specific needs.
Volunteers shall act in accordance with District policies, regulations, and school rules. The Superintendent or designee shall be responsible for investigating and resolving complaints regarding volunteers.
Legal Reference:
EDUCATION CODE
35021 Volunteer aides
35021.1 Automated records check
44010 Sex offense; definition
44814-44815 Supervision of students during lunch and other nutrition periods
45125 Fingerprinting requirements
45125.01 Interagency agreements for criminal record information
48981 Parental notifications
49024 Activity Supervisor Clearance Certificate
49406 Examination for tuberculosis
GOVERNMENT CODE
3543.5 Prohibited interference with employees' rights
12940 Prohibited discrimination and harassment
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
1596.7995 Immunization requirements for volunteers in child care center or preschool
1596.871 Fingerprints of individuals in contact with child day care facility clients
LABOR CODE
1720.4 Public works; exclusion of volunteers from prevailing wage law
PENAL CODE
290 Registration of sex offenders
290.4 Information re: sex offenders
290.95 Disclosure by person required to register as sex offender
626.81 Sex offender; permission to volunteer at school
CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 22
101170 Criminal record clearance
101216 Health screening, volunteers in child care centers
(cf. 3515.2 - Disruptions)
(cf. 0410 - Nondiscrimination in District Programs and Activities)
(cf. 4141/4241 - Collective Bargaining Agreement)
(cf. 4157.1/4257.1/4357.1 - Work-Related Injuries)
Policy Adopted: October 19, 2021