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INCOME FROM FEES, FINES, CHARGES
All charges to elementary and secondary pupils shall be kept at a minimum. Materials used by pupils in art, industrial arts, and home economics in projects that are to be taken home may be charged to the pupils. No pupil shall be caused to suffer embarrassment because of financial inability to participate in any activity or project under control of the district. Gate Receipts Reasonable charges for admission to school-sponsored events shall be approved by the Board of Education on recommendation of the Superintendent or his/her designee. All money shall be deposited in the appropriate account as designated by the Business Administrator/Board Secretary. Courtesy Cards Senior citizens, residents of the district 62 years of age or older, shall be admitted without charge to school events determined by the administration. Upon application, a courtesy card shall be issued by the Business Administrator/Board Secretary to any qualified resident or retiree of the Morris School District. Two free passes to school events will be available to each Board of Education member and to each former Board of Education member. The courtesy card will list the activities and events to which the holder will be admitted without charge. Instructions shall be given to the courtesy card holder or organization in charge of any activity conducted by this Board of Education concerning the implementation of its policy. Such instructions shall include the following:
Lost/Damaged Educational Material/Equipment The Superintendent or his/her designee shall oversee preparation of a schedule of fines for lost or damaged textbooks and/or equipment. The same schedule shall apply to nonpublic school pupils who lose or damage textbooks loaned to them, see policy 6161.3. Responsibility for Instructional Materials The principal of each school shall inform all pupils and parents/guardians of the policy regarding their responsibility for instructional material. Lost Textbooks and Other Instructional Materials and Equipment
Fines shall be assessed for lost or damaged textbooks and other instructional materials and equipment in an amount to be determined by the building principal, but in no case shall the fines be greater than the cost of the item or cost of the item if lost. All fees and fines assessed must be received by the Morris School District Business Office prior to June 30 of any school year. This includes fees for the rentals of musical instruments, etc. These fees or fines must be paid in order to receive this year's report card. Date: April 14, 1986 November 19, 2001 First Reading December 10, 2001 Approved Legal References: N.J.S.A. 18A:34-1 Textbooks; selection; furnished free with supplies; appropriations N.J.S.A. 18A:34-2 Care and keeping of textbooks and accounting N.J.S.A. 18A:37-3 Liability of parents or guardian of minor for damage to property N.J.S.A. 18A:58-37.3 Purchase and loan of textbooks N.J.A.C. 6:20-6.6 Charge for textbook loss or damage Cross References: 3453 School activity funds 3517 Security 5131.5 Vandalism/violence 6145.1/6145.2 Intramural competition; interscholastic competition 6153 Field trips 6161.3 Guidelines pertaining to overdue, damaged or lost instructional materials 6200 Adult/community education Key Words Gate Receipts; Charges for Supplies; Fees, Fines, Charges |
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