Volunteer Agreement
I understand I am requesting to perform volunteer services for the Wausau School District for the benefit of student athletic/academic programs. I am offering my services freely and without coercion. I desire to perform these services and recognize the following: I will be performing hours of service for civic purposes without the promise or expectation of payment or compensation for those hours of service. In exchange for permitting me to perform the volunteer services that I have asked to perform, I release and waive the School District, its officers and employees from any claims or causes of action under Wisconsin's wage and hour laws and the Fair Labor Standards Act with respect to my volunteer work, and hereby agree to indemnify and hold the School District, its officers and employees harmless with regard to same with respect to any wage payment and compensation. I acknowledge the Wausau School District requires an approved background check and national sex offender registry search for all volunteers and that the District’s decision to accept or reject your services, based on these checks, are final. I further recognize the District reserves the right to ask a volunteer to discontinue service at any time. A volunteer may be dismissed for refusing to follow guidelines set in the assignment description, by the teacher, staff and/or principal or failing to abide by any other policy or procedure listed in this and other volunteer information. This includes, but is not limited to: sharing confidential information, certain legal convictions, improper conduct with or around students, reporting for a volunteer assignment under the influence of drugs or alcohol, theft of District property, false statements on the volunteer application, unwillingness to support and further the mission of the Wausau School District.
I further acknowledge that I have read the Volunteer Handbook and agree to the terms of conduct.
The Wausau School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, age, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, creed, pregnancy, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, sex (including transgender status, change of sex or gender identity), or physical, mental, emotional, or learning disability (“Protected Classes”)