Policy 1600 – Visitors

Individuals may request to visit schools to become better acquainted with their operation and curriculum. Classroom visits may not interfere with instruction or violate student privacy rights and will be approved through and arranged by the principal and/or their designee.

Visitor Protocols
To ensure the safety and well-being of students and staff, visitors must comply with all KUSD visitor management processes and procedures. Pursuant to Policy 5451, all visitors and their belongings are subject to security and search protocols while on District property. The District reserves the right to use walk-through metal detectors/weapons detection systems and hand-held metal detectors (i.e., wands), at any time. Entry into any District building or school-sponsored event constitutes voluntary consent to these security screenings and searches.

KUSD also requires all individuals who will be unsupervised and/or have little to no staff oversight while having direct access to students to complete a criminal background check. Examples include tutors, mentors, volunteers, chaperones and other non-KUSD staff who will be responsible for the safety and well-being of students. If an individual serving in this capacity can establish that they are subject to a criminal background check at least as extensive as KUSD’s, a waiver will be considered (e.g., police and fire personnel). The district requires all other visitors who will have staff-supervised access to students (e.g., guest speakers, parent helpers, etc.) during school hours to adhere to all current visitor management processes and procedures, including checking in at the front office and submitting to required security screenings. The principal, or the principal’s designee, has the discretion to approve any visitors to the school and to determine what conditions, if any, will apply to the visit.

All visitors entering school facilities for meetings or official business who proceed beyond the main office reception area, and who will not remain in the presence of KUSD staff, are also required to register through the District’s visitor management system.

Students from other schools shall be permitted to visit only for specific purposes and at times mutually agreed upon by the administrators of the schools. Registered sex offenders are required to comply with all requirements under section 301.475 of the Wisconsin Statutes and Policy 1610 prior to any visits to District property. All District property is subject to 24-hour video surveillance.

Prohibiting Visitors
In accordance with section 120.13(35) of the Wisconsin Statutes, the district has the authority to establish conditions for entering or remaining in a District building, prohibit the entry of any person to a school of this District, or to require a visitor to leave when there is reason to believe the presence of such person would be or is detrimental to the good order of the school. Any individual who refuses to comply with District security screenings or search protocols will be denied entry. If such an individual refuses to leave the school grounds or creates a disturbance, the Superintendent or their designee is authorized to request from the local law enforcement agency whatever assistance is required to remove the individual.

LEGAL REF.:

  • Wisconsin Statutes
    • Sections 120.13 [Board power to do all things reasonable for the cause of education]
    • 120.13(1) [Board power to set conduct rules and to maintain good decorum and a favorable academic atmosphere]
    • 120.13(35) [Board power; presence of persons in school buildings]
    • 121.02(1)(i) [Safe and healthful facilities standard]
    • 301.475 [Sex offenders to notify schools]
    • 947.01 [Disorderly conduct]
    • 947.013 [Harassment]
  • U.S. Constitution – Fourth Amendment

CROSS REF.:

ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS: None

AFFIRMED: December 28, 1990

REVISED:

  • February 25, 2003
  • December 19, 2006
  • February 28, 2023
  • August 22, 2023
  • February 24, 2026

Rule 1600 – Visitors

  1. Visitors who wish to visit a school or classroom during the school day will be asked to first report to the school office. Upon approval by the building principal or designee, such visitors will be permitted to observe the operation of the school or classroom instruction.
  2. All visitors entering school facilities for meetings or official business who proceed beyond the main office reception area, and who will not remain in the presence of KUSD staff, are also required to register through the District’s visitor management system.
    • Any individual who refuses to comply with District security screenings or search protocols will be denied entry.
  3. Organizations approved for fundraising as outlined in Policy 1500 shall contact building administration to coordinate visits before or after school hours.
  4. The Superintendent, or their designee, has the authority and discretion to deny entry to any visitor attempting to access a school or other District property.