IJM ©SPECIAL - INTEREST MATERIALS
SELECTION AND ADOPTION
IJM ©Commercial organizations offer a variety of materials for use by teachers in the classroom. Many of these materials are of high educational value, with little or no advertising emphasis. Other materials are primarily advertising and have only limited educational value.
In general, supplementary materials (printed materials, models, films, slides, pictures, charts, exhibits for educational purposes, et cetera) from nonschool sources shall have approval by the principal or designee. This approval may be given to materials that are of obvious educational quality, supplement and enrich text and reference book materials, are timely and up to date, or promote American democratic ideals and moral values.
Students may not be used as the agents for distributing nonschool materials to the homes. The Superintendent shall be the final judge of whether or not such materials shall be utilized with students and will establish necessary procedures for their evaluation, approval, and use.
Advertising materials of a commercial, nature shall not be displayed or distributed in the schools or on the school grounds without approval by the principal or the principal's designee.
Advertising materials of a political or religious nature in instructional or curricular areas shall not be displayed or distributed in the schools or on the school grounds without approval by the principal or the principal's designee.
Adopted: December 18, 2013