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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My understanding is that you aren't required to take the training for an all parent-type event like a band concert, chorus concert or whole class presentation where all the parents come.  You're only required to take the training if you're volunteering.

We have grandparents coming to watch a class presentation in the gym today and they certainly haven't taken any training.[/quote]

Same here. Volunteer— need training. Visitor— don’t. Where does it state that visiting is a one-time thing? That’s not how it works at our APS elementary. [/quote]

I think the question is whether the parent or visitor plans to be in the classroom or not and whether they will be interacting with children or just standing by a wall like a fly.  My understanding is that if an adult is going to be in a classroom with children, their own or not, they should take the training.

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That is how the school is interpreting it, but looks like they are making it up. Finally found actual definitions under the policy of who is a volunteer and who is a visitor...

A volunteer is an unpaid individual working under employee supervision, who donates their time,
either only one time [b]not occurring due to a special event[/b] or on an ongoing basis, to assist with
activities that enhance instruction and promote learning.

Visitors who are at a school [b]to assist with a special event[/b], or[b] a parent[/b], guardian or family member
[b]attending a special event[/b] and/or visiting their child, are not required to complete a volunteer
application or undergo a volunteer screening since [b]they are considered one-time visitors attending
an event[/b]. Examples of special events include, but are not limited to the following: sporting events,
school assemblies, book read-alouds, etc. All visitors must adhere to the visitor screening process
detailed in Policy Implementation Procedure E-3.31 PIP-5 Physical Security. 
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