The District administration shall ensure that proper records are kept on all textbooks, materials, supplies and equipment owned by the school system.
Records shall include records of issuance of such items to the various schools, records of issuance within each school to individual teachers, and teacher records of issuance to students.
Schools, staff members and students shall be held responsible for items that have been issued for their use.
All school-owned equipment for extracurricular activities, including band instruments and uniforms, shall be issued at the beginning of each season and returned at the end of each season. Complete records shall be kept on all such equipment.
At least once a year, teachers shall make a careful inspection of textbooks and permanent supplies in use by students. They shall impose fines for damages resulting from carelessness and unwarranted use by students, provided that no fines shall be imposed without the approval of the principal.
School equipment may be loaned to community groups for educational, civic or charitable purposes when:
- The group borrowing the equipment agrees to accept responsibility for repairing or replacing any equipment damaged or lost while in its possession.
- The equipment is not unusually expensive and subject to easy damage.
- The equipment is in good condition.
- The group will provide a competent operator for any machine loaned.
- Outside use of the equipment will not interfere with the school program.
- The group assumes the cost of and responsibility for transporting the equipment.
- The group agrees to hold harmless the school district from liability associated with the use of the equipment by the group.
| Cross References: | KF - Community Use of School Facilities |