5260 -USE OF IN-SCHOOL PERSONNEL MAILBOXES
Boxes for the use of local school faculty and staff for receiving notices, mail, etc. are part of school property and are under the jurisdiction of the Durham Public Schools, as are other school equipment items.
Official school communications distributed through regular administrative channel do not require prior approval. Systemwide distribution of materials through local school boxes, except items received from the U.S. Postal Service, must be approved in advance by the Superintendent or his designee. Distribution through local school boxes of local school materials, other than official school business and items received from the
U.S. Postal Service, must be approved in advance by the respective principal.
Personal notes among teachers and communications from school-related professional associations are excluded from the above prior-approval requirements. All such communications, however, must contain the name of at least one person responsible for sending the materials.
At no time may personnel boxes be used for political purposes such as endorsing political candidates, not even in communications such as newsletters. This does not include internal elections of any school-related organization or group.
If distribution of materials is to be handled by a Durham Public Schools employee not working at the respective school, the individual disseminating the materials must identify himself to the principal of the school before placing any material in personnel boxes.
Adopted Effective: July 2, 1992
Revised Effective: July 1, 1999
