The Kennewick School District provides equal access to all programs and services without discrimination based on sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sexual orientation, including gender expression or identity, the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability, or use of trained dog, guide or service animal by a person with a disability, and provide equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. 

Learn more about our non-discrimination, equity, civil rights and Title IX policies here.

If you have questions or complaints of alleged discrimination, contact:

Civil Rights & Equity: Dr. Tom Brillhart - (509) 222-5335, Email
Section 504, Title IX: BJ Wilson - (509) 222-6534, Email

• Work under the direction of a Kennewick School District staff member. All instructional services must be under the control and supervision of certificate staff.
• Accept direction from district staff members and, if applicable, attend specific training before assisting with any activity.
• Refer any student problem that may arise to the classroom teacher or district staff member, whether of an instructional, medical, behavioral or operational nature. 
• Abide by the building’s procedures for signing in and out of the building each day.
• Wear an identification badge (as required by the school).
• Follow all Kennewick School District Policies & Procedures.

By spending time in the schools as a volunteer/visitor, you may see and hear things about students’ work and behavior that need to remain confidential. Further, you may, under limited circumstances, have access to student education records and other student information. KSD students have the right to expect that information about them will be kept confidential by all volunteers/visitors. Additionally, the U.S. congress has addressed the privacy-related concerns of educators, parents, and students by enacting the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Volunteers/visitors must not repeat anything that happens to or about a student to anyone other than authorized school department employees, as designated by the administrators of the KSD school at which they are volunteering/visiting. Confidential information may not be discussed in any form, including any type of social media. Volunteers/visitors should not ask a student personal questions that will invade their right to privacy. Though volunteers/visitors should respect the confidentiality of any information a student may share, if a safety or at-risk issue is revealed a volunteer/visitor should share this information with the teacher or an administrator.

Volunteers/visitors may not take photos/video of students or post photos/video of students to social media even if staff indicates that it's okay to do so. If a community or education partner organizations wants to take photos/video for its own use, contact the Communications Department at info@ksd.org in advance to coordinate. A photo/release form will need to be provided by the agency to the school and signed by parent/guardians in advance. Please allow for enough time for the forms to be distributed and gathered by the school before the activity takes place.