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    Thank you for your interest in volunteering with the Parkway School District.  The district has a long history of active school volunteers.

    What is the definition of a visitor versus a volunteer?

    A visitor is someone that is just coming in to drop something off for their student or a staff member, a guest speaker, they are having lunch with their child, they are attending a class party, they are dropping books off in the library, they have a meeting with a staff member, etc.  There is no chance they could be left alone with a student. 

    According to Missouri Statute 168.133 a volunteer:

    "...shall mean any person who assists a school by providing uncompensated service and who may periodically be left alone with students.  The school district shall ensure that a criminal background check is conducted for all screened volunteers, who shall complete the criminal background check prior to being left alone with a student.  Screened volunteers include, but are not limited to, persons who regularly assist in the office or library, mentor or tutor students, coach or supervise a school-sponsored activity before or after school, or chaperone students on an overnight trip."  This includes chaperoning field trips.