Question: Can a classified employee act as cheer advisor if there are no certificated employees willing to take the position?

Response: Education Code 48933(b) describes "the certificated employee who is the designated advisor" and requires that the club advisor be a certificated employee of the district. The advisor doesn't have to be a teacher, but could be another certificated employee. A classified employee or properly screened volunteer may be an assistant advisor to a certificated employee, but can't take the place of the certificated advisor. So no, a classified employee cannot be the advisor, even if there are no certificated employees willing to take the position.

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