Do high schools allow random people to participate in student assemblies?

Question

I'm asking this question as a 21-year-old college student not affiliated with any associations and with no corporate agenda.

Hypothetically speaking, say I wanted to stress the importance of the voting process or of what's going on with Iraq (keeping in mind the 'war on terror' started 7 years ago when freshmen were only 6-8 years old and largely sheltered from the whole thing). Hypothetically, say I wanted to talk about ending apartheid, slowing down the nuclear arms race, stopping terrorism and world hunger, whatever... some powerful and considerably necessary message...

...but I'm just a young guy and doing it by myself.

Do high schools allow random people to come into their schools and speak to kids? Or does have it have to be a part of the schools agenda? What if they were willing to do it for free?

I'd like to hear an answer from a principal or someone involved with the educational system and not just opinions of random people. Thanks for understanding.

Answer 1

Depends from Institution to institution. Guardians/Parents are usually allowed and some times other observers/experts are requested to attend for opnion/expert advice.