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INSTRUCTION
Commencement and Baccalaureate Exercises
Commencement exercises shall be free from sectarian influence. Cultural traditions such as
invocation and benediction observances inherent in such exercises may be honored in the spirit
of accommodation.
The district will not sponsor a baccalaureate service. Parents and/or outside groups may elect
to sponsor such a service without any promotion through the he school. Staff and student
participation shall be voluntary. If school facilities are used, they may be rented by the
sponsoring body.
Cross References:
Board Policy
2340
4260
Legal References:
U.S. Constitution
Wash. Constitution
Religious-related Activities Practices
Use of School Facilities
First Amendment
Fourteenth Amendment
Art. IX, § 4 and Art. 26
Adoption Date:
December 19, 1988