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CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AND

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

 

 

The West Baton Rouge Parish School Board is committed to providing for each of its schools a program of student activities to all students in a manner which allows students equal opportunity to participate in services and activities. All activities shall be in compliance with pertinent regulations of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) as well as applicable state and federal laws.

 

CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

 

Co-curricular activities are activities that are relevant, supportive, that are an integral part of the program of studies in which the student is enrolled, and that are under the supervision and/or coordination of the school instructional staff. 

 

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

 

Extracurricular activities are those activities which are not directly related to the program of studies, which are under the supervision and/or coordination of the school instructional staff, and which are considered valuable for the overall development of the student. 

 

Extracurricular activities shall not be scheduled during instructional time.

 

Notwithstanding any policy, rule, or regulation adopted by the School Board to the contrary, no student otherwise eligible to participate in an extracurricular activity, including interscholastic athletics, shall be limited in the number of such activities in which the student may participate in a school year.

 

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR EXTRACURRICULAR AND CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

 

  1. No student shall be allowed to participate in any event on the day or night while the student is under suspension from school.

  2. All work missed by students while participating in student activities or events shall be made up and completed in a manner that would be required of any other students in order to receive credit.

  3. All students with less than eighteen (18) units toward graduation must be enrolled in at least five (5) subjects with a grade point average of 1.5 or better.  Students participating in Louisiana High School Athletic Association (LHSAA) athletics shall meet the requirements of the LHSAA.

 

Revised:  June, 2002

Revised:  May, 2013

Revised:  August, 2003

Revised:  August, 2013

Revised:  February, 2010

 

 

 

Ref:     La. Rev. Stat. Ann. ยง17:176

Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators, Bulletin 741, Louisiana Department of Education

Official Handbook, Louisiana High School Athletic Association

Board minutes, 2-20-02, 9-17-03

 

West Baton Rouge Parish School Board