March 3, 2018
By: Dwayne Page
All political candidates are asked not to place their campaign signs on any school property in DeKalb County.
Why?
Because the Board of Education has an active policy prohibiting it.
Policy #1.806 “Advertising and Distribution of Materials in Schools” states that “No part of the school system, including the facilities, the name, the staff, and the students, shall be used for advertising or promoting the interests of any commercial, political, or other non-school agency or organization. There are exceptions but those apply mainly to non-profit or governmental agencies that promote education or are pertinent to students’ interest and not for political purposes.
The policy goes on to state that “political literature shall not be distributed through the school to students, nor sent home to parents, nor placed in teachers’ mail boxes, lounges, or on school premises.”
“Political signs for people who are running for public office shall not be allowed on school property”.
Any political signs placed on school properties are to be removed.