Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the School Safety Visitors Policy topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Catalina Foothills board adopts tightened visitors-to-schools policy with legal references added
Summary
The Catalina Foothills Unified School District governing board on Jan. 28 approved amendments to Policy KI and Regulation KI‑R (Visitors to Schools) to add corrected legal citations, expand references to "legal guardian," and restrict private service providers from delivering services during school hours, with exceptions; the motion passed 5-0.
The Catalina Foothills Unified School District Governing Board on Jan. 28 approved revisions to Policy KI and Regulation KI‑R (Visitors to Schools), adding corrected legal citations and clarifying who may visit campuses and under what conditions.
Board members said the changes correct cited statutes and add language to protect instructional time and clarify who may enter school grounds. The motion to adopt the revised policy and accompanying regulation as amended passed 5-0.
The revisions correct two legal references that had been misprinted in the first reading and explicitly add the term "legal guardian" wherever the policy previously referred only to "parents." Presenting the item, Dr. Bartlett said, "I referenced it as 31-3101, but it should be 13-3101," noting the two statute citations that needed correction.
The regulation also adds a new provision limiting private service providers from delivering their services on campus during the school day in a manner that would interrupt instruction or require staff supervision. The board noted the change does not apply to law enforcement, child protective services, caseworkers or visitors invited by teachers or school personnel. The policy document includes a new adoption date of Jan. 28, 2025.
Board members made and seconded the motion as amended in open session and voted unanimously. The board recorded the action during its unfinished business portion of the agenda and characterized the vote as an approval "as amended." The board asked staff to correct the citations in the final printed policy.
The approved revision will replace the current Policy KI and Regulation KI‑R in the district policy manual; the board did not set a separate implementation timeline beyond the new adoption date.
No members of the public addressed the item during the meeting.
