STUDENT PERSONNEL
Series 500
Policy Title: Fines – Fees – Charges Code No. 503.3
Students may be charged fees for book rental, for other instructional material charges, and other lawful purposes. Students may also be charged fines for damages and lost materials. In addition, students may be charged for special activities, for admission to school activities, meal tickets, for summer school courses, for driver’s education courses, and for other items approved by the Board in accordance with the law. The Board shall approve general student fees. The building principal may approve fees and charges for expendable materials and special activities.
Parents/guardians of students meeting specific financial eligibility standards will be eligible for a waiver of student fees or a reduction of student fees based upon the request and eligibility of the parent/guardian. When an application for a fee waiver or reduction is granted, the fees waived, or reduced are not collectable. The parent/guardian is responsible to pay any portion that is not waived or reduced. The following is not eligible to be waived, fines for overdue, lost or damaged materials, summer school tuition, activity tickets, special activities charges, or fees for expendable materials for individual use if the District provides an alternative material in a course. The Superintendent or designee shall establish a procedure for student unable to pay fees.
Approved: March 25, 2003
Reviewed: June 11, 2019
Revised: June 11, 2019
Legal Reference: Iowa Code §§ 256.7(20); 279.8; 280.10, .11; 282.6; 285.1; 301.1; 281 I.A.C. 18.2.
Cross Reference: 501.16 Homeless Children & Youth; 502 Student Rights and Responsibilities; 503 Student Discipline