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Policy No. 3500: Extracurricular Activities

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Board Support for Extracurricular Activities

The Board of Education supports, sponsors, and encourages school extracurricular activities and student participation as a means for students to develop qualities necessary to be a successful and contributing member to society. The board also recognizes extracurricular activities offer an opportunity for students to engage in practical life-situations, build self-confidence, promote sportsmanship, learn leadership skills, and hard work.

The Board of Education supports extracurricular activities that provide opportunities for students to compete and engage in safe competition while prioritizing students’ ability to maintain balance in their academic studies and participation in extracurricular activities. For activities sanctioned and administered by the Utah High School Activities Association (UHSAA) and offered by the district, Provo City School District will follow UHSAA rules.

The Board of Education authorizes the Superintendent to establish a procedure by which students, parents, and community members can have their concerns/complaints addressed.

Definições

• A. Extracurricular Activity:
  • an activity, a course, or a program that:
    • Is not directly related to delivering instruction.
    • is not a curricular activity or a co-curricular activity; and
    • is provided, sponsored, or supported by an LEA.
    • “Extracurricular activity” does not include a non-curricular club, or the club’s activities, as defined in Utah Code Section 53G-7-701
• Coaches/Extra-Curricular Advisors: An individual who accepts a temporary at- will assignment and receives compensation to supervise an extracurricular activity. The individual agrees to be subject to an Extracurricular Agreement regarding conduct and expectations and complete all assigned duties, to maintain high professional standards, and act as a role model for students/patrons of the community, to follow directives of their supervisor(s), and to adhere to all school Board policies.
• Volunteer: An individual that accepts a temporary at-will volunteer assignment to supervise an extracurricular activity without compensation. The individual agrees to be subject to an Extracurricular Agreement regarding conduct and expectations and is required to complete all assigned duties, to maintain high professional standards, and act as a role model for students/patrons of the community, to follow directives of their supervisor(s), and to adhere to all school Board policies.

Expectations of Coaches and Extracurricular Advisors (Paid or Volunteer):

1. Coaches and Extracurricular Advisors shall supervise student participants at all times while on school-sponsored activities:
   1. on the field, court, or other competition or performance sites, during practices and workouts;
   2. in seating areas, in eating establishments, in lodging facilities; and while traveling.
   3. Coaches and Extra-curricular Advisors do not supervise individual students in areas where there is an individual reasonable expectation of privacy (i.e. a restroom or changing room).
2. Coaches and/or Extracurricular Advisors shall be an exemplary role model and may not use alcoholic beverages, tobacco, electronic cigarettes, controlled substances, or participate in other illegal activity while on school-sponsored activities.
3. Coaches and/or Extracurricular Advisors will meet with students at the beginning of the school year or season to review policies and expectations.
4. Coaches and/or Extracurricular Advisors agree to adhere to the following policies and guidelines:
   1. Nondiscrimination and Hazing/Bullying: Coaches and/or Extracurricular Advisors shall not engage in, allow, and/or promote discrimination, harassment, and hazing/bullying. All Coaches and/or Extra-curricular Advisors have a duty to immediately report all allegations or suspicions of discrimination, harassment, and hazing/bullying to their school’s administration (Policy 3214 Nondiscrimination e 3320 Prohibition of Bullying, Hazing, Harassment, and Retaliation).
   2. Personal Conduct: Coaches and/or Extracurricular Advisors are role models and must maintain high professional standards of ethical conduct (Policy 5090 -Employee Code of Conduct; Utah Public Officers and Employees’ Ethics Act).
   3. Supervision: Coaches and/or Extracurricular Advisors shall supervise students at all times while participating in school-sponsored activities, including, but not limited to, on the field, court, or other competitions, during practices or workouts, in seating areas, eating establishments, in lodging facilities, and while traveling.
   4. Language: Coaches and/or Extracurricular Advisors shall not engage in and/or promote the use of demeaning or profane language (Policy 5090 -Employee Code of Conduct.)
   5. Financial Management: Coaches and/or Extracurricular Advisors shall adhere to all financial policies, guidelines and practices of the District, including following Master Fee Schedules (Política 6160 Taxas escolares e isenções de taxas), donation and fundraising rules (Policy 6110 Donation and Fundraising) and purchasing rules (Policy 6210 Purchasing).
   6. Drug Free Workplace: Coaches and/or Extracurricular Advisors shall maintain a drug free work environment and report to the school administration any suspected drug, alcohol, e-cigarette, and/or tobacco related concerns for investigation (Policy 5200 Drug Free Work Place).
   7. Clear Background: Coaches and/or Extra-curricular Advisors shall maintain a cleared background check and report any arrest, citation, or charge(s) for any matters involving an alleged sex, drug, or alcohol offense or an offense against a person (e.g., assault, domestic violence, protective order), or felony offense against property within 48 hours to the Director of Human Resources (Policy 5090 -Employee Code of Conduct).

Protecting Students’ Religious Beliefs and Uniforms:

1. An association (e.g., UHSAA) or educational organization (e.g., school team) that requires a student to wear a uniform for participation in an activity may not prohibit the student from:
   • wearing religious clothing with the uniform; or
   • wearing clothing under, or with, but not substantially covering, the uniform to, consistent with the student’s religious or moral beliefs, cover or conceal parts of the student’s body that are not covered or concealed by the uniform.
2. A student has the right to, while participating in a school-related activity wear clothing as described in A above.
   • The prohibition described in (A) and the right described in (B) apply regardless of whether the student wears, or is required to wear, a uniform while participating in the activity.
3. If an association or educational organization places requirements on religious clothing or other clothing described in (A) or (B), other than the material, style, or color of the uniform itself, the association or organization shall provide the clothing at the association’s or educational organization’s expense; and may not impose a requirement in relation to the clothing, including the material color, style, or manner of wearing the clothing, that violates the student’s religious or moral beliefs.

Participation in Extracurricular Activities for Private, Home, Online, Charter, and Scholarship Students

1. A private school student may only participate in an extracurricular activity at a public school that is their regular boundary school if that activity is not offered by the student’s private school.
2. If a private school student, home school student, charter school student, or online student desires to participate in UHSAA activities, they must comply with UHSAA rules.
3. A private school student, home school student, charter school student, or online student may participate in extracurricular activities if the student meets the initial enrollment requirements for public school, or entry requirements for participation and pays the associated fees or receives a fee waiver.
4. Provo City School District is not a vendor for the Utah Fits All Scholarship. Students who have been awarded a Utah Fits All Scholarship will not be allowed to participate in extracurricular activities at their boundary school or any school in Provo City School District, regardless of what type of funds they are wishing to use to participate in district-sponsored programs, unless they are using the Utah Fits All Scholarship for a private school that does not offer the specific extracurricular activity.

Referências legais

• Utah Code Section 53G-7-701
• Utah Public Officers and Employees’ Ethics Act

Aprovado pela diretoria

• March 28, 2025

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