But the law doesn't ban all school fundraising, only that which involves using schoolchildren as a conduit to sell a product, Avila said. A PTA could also hold, say, an after-school bake sale, as long as the group doesn't promote the event through schoolchildren, Avila said. Avila will send out a memo explaining the law, he said. Norwood Elementary School has a Worthington fundraiser every September. A company representative speaks at a school assembly.
Students take catalogs home.
Brown is among parent leaders who say they steer away from credit-card promotions and activities they deem too commercial. After McWalters's advisory last week on the 1922 law, several principals called the state.