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Committee rewrites commercial‑advertising policy; limits, definitions and privacy provisions debated
Summary
Policy 913.1 (Commercial Advertising in Schools) was heavily redrafted; the committee discussed definition and placement of sponsorship agreements, limits on advertising locations, prohibitions on noncommercial/political advertising, protection of student/staff personal data, and whether gift handling belongs in a separate Policy 702
The Central York policy committee began a line‑by‑line review of a comprehensive rewrite of Policy 913.1, Commercial Advertising in Schools, addressing definitions of sponsorship agreements, acceptable advertising locations, privacy of student and staff information, and the relationship between sponsorships and donations.
Dr. Yucheff presented the rewrite and said the policy establishes a program whereby commercial groups may enter into written sponsorship agreements that allow advertising on district property and generate private financial support for district programs. Committee members recommended moving a definitional sentence about sponsorship agreements into a separate Definitions section to clarify intent.
The committee discussed the policy’s intent language, which says the district will not create a general public forum for advertising but will use a limited portion of district property for sponsorships. Members asked whether this language…
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