The Guilford County Board of Education recognizes that all business transactions in which the school system engages, not only must be within the law, but also must respect generally accepted fair trade practices. The Board further recognizes the need for all employees to refrain from engaging in inappropriate business-related behavior. Employees of the school system shall not:

• engage in selling goods or services to the Board.
• engage in or have a financial interest in any activity that conflicts or raises a reasonable question of conflict with duties or responsibilities in the school system.
• engage in any type of private business during the employee's school day or on school property.
• engage in work of any type where the source of information for a customer, client, or employer originates from school system data.
• accept gifts from any person or groups desiring or doing business with the school system, except for nominally valued instructional products or advertising items which are widely distributed.
• provide employee directories to anyone who wishes to use them for pecuniary purposes.