JJA - Student Organizations
All student organizations shall be required to open membership to all interested and/or eligible students. Disruptive groups, secret societies, and/or gangs shall not receive recognition in any manner under this policy.
All forms of bullying or hazing in initiations shall be prohibited in a student organization. No initiation shall be held for a student organization which will bring criticism to the school system or be degrading to the student.
The faculty or designated adult advisor must attend every meeting of the student organization whether conducted on school premises or at another location.
The Principal is authorized to deny requests by unauthorized student organization desiring to meet or form in a particular school, the Principal shall inform the group of the reasons for the denial. The students and/or group may submit a written request to the Superintendent or his/her designee for review of the Principal's decision.
LEGAL REFS.: 603 CMR 26.06