2006 New York Code - Powers Of Boards Of Education To Ban Fraternities, Sororities And Other Secret Societies.

 
    § 2554-a. Powers   of   boards   of  education  to  ban  fraternities,
  sororities and other secret societies.  1. In its discretion, the  board
  of education of each school district, may adopt rules and regulations to
  abolish and/or prohibit any fraternity, sorority or other secret society
  in any secondary school under its jurisdiction.
    2.  Prior  to the adoption and promulgation of a rule or regulation in
  accordance with the provisions of subdivision one of this section by any
  board of education of a school district, the board of education  of  the
  school  district  must  find  that  the  fraternity,  sorority or secret
  society group has by virtue  of  its  activities  caused  or  created  a
  disruption  of  or  interference  with  the  academic  processes  of any
  secondary school within  its  jurisdiction  or  caused  or  created  any
  interference  with  or  disruption  of  the  academic  progress  of  any
  individual student or  students  in  any  secondary  school  within  its
  jurisdiction.
    3.  For  the purposes of this chapter a fraternity, sorority or secret
  society shall mean any organization composed wholly or in part of pupils
  enrolled in public secondary schools which exists or seeks to perpetuate
  itself by taking in additional members from the pupils enrolled in  such
  schools  on  the  decision  of  the membership rather than upon the free
  choice of any pupil in such school but shall not be construed to include
  organizations institutionally sponsored by agencies of  public  welfare,
  the  Boy  Scouts  of  America,  the Girl Scouts of America, the Campfire
  Girls,  Young  Men's  Christian  Association,  Young  Women's  Christian
  Association,  Young  Men's  Hebrew  Association,  Young  Women's  Hebrew
  Association, Catholic Youth Organization, Kiwanis International, Hi-Y or
  other similar organizations without limitation to the foregoing.
    4. Upon  and  after  the  adoption  and  promulgation  of  a  rule  or
  regulation  in accordance with the provisions of subdivision one of this
  section by the board of education of  any  such  school  district,  such
  board  of  education  may in any secondary school under its jurisdiction
  discipline any pupil who shall promise to join, or shall become a member
  of, or shall remain a member of, or shall solicit other persons to  join
  any such fraternity, sorority or secret society.