We expect parents/guardians and visitors to have a fundamental understanding and commitment to
the following general propositions:

• Teachers, administrators, and parents/guardians want all children to learn in a safe and respectful environment.
• Teachers, administrators, and parents/guardians must work together for the benefit of all students.
• All parents/guardians and visitors, as well as all members of the school community, deserve to be treated with respect.
• All concerns must be made through the appropriate channels so they can be dealt with fairly, appropriately, and effectively for all. Individuals should initially address concerns with the party in which the concern originates. Public criticism is inappropriate if the school has not been provided an opportunity to resolve issues of concern.
• In order to ensure a safe and secure school environment, all visitors are to immediately follow directives given by district administration or their designee.

In order to provide a peaceful and safe school environment, the Holden School District prohibits the following behaviors by parents/guardians and visitors:

• Abusive, threatening, profane, or harassing communication, either in person, by e-mail or text/voicemail/phone, social media, or other written or verbal communication.
• Disruptive behavior that interferes or threatens to interfere with District operations, including the effective operation of a classroom, an employee’s office or duty station, a campus lobby, school bus, bus stop, school grounds, sporting events and school sponsored activities, parking lots, and student pick-up/drop-off lanes.
• Threatening to do bodily harm to a District employee, visitor, fellow parent/guardian, or student.
• Threatening to damage the property of a District employee, visitor, fellow parent/guardian, or student.
• Damaging or destruction of school property.
• Excessive unscheduled campus visits, e-mails, text/voicemail/phone messages.
• Defamatory, offensive, or derogatory comments regarding the school or school staff made publicly to others.

Depending upon the severity of the incident, parents/guardians or visitors may be ejected from or
otherwise banned from campus and participation in school-sponsored events under Missouri trespass
laws. In situations involving lesser infractions or where remediation is viable, a warning will be
provided in writing prior to the filing of trespass and issuance of a formal ban. Should a
parent/guardian or visitor fail to heed the direction issued in the warning, a ban or other restrictions
designed to deter the conduct will follow.