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.

Reasonable charges for admission to school sponsored events shall be approved by the board on recommendation of the chief school administrator.

The chief school administrator 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.

NJSBA Review/Update: August 2008, October 2017
Adopted: January 21, 2009
Reviewed:

Key Words

Gate Receipts; Charges for Supplies; Fees, Fines, Charges

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. 6A:23A-16.12 Student activity funds
N.J.A.C. 6A:23A-16.13 School store business practice
N.J.A.C. 6A:23A-20.6 Charge for textbook loss or damage

Ballato v. Long Branch Board of Education 1990 S.L.D. (August 20)

Possible
Cross References: *3453 School activity funds
3517 Security
*5131.5 Vandalism/violence
*6145.1/6145.2 Intramural competition; interscholastic competition
*6153 Field trips
*6200 Adult/community education

*Indicates policy is included in the Critical Policy Reference Manual.