THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

MARYSVILLE, Wash.

New guidelines for volunteers in the Marysville School District stop them from promoting religious or political viewpoints.

Superintendent Larry Nyland issued the guidelines last week after a parent complained that a 19-year-old volunteer had offered her 11-year-old daughter a ride to church.

The Everett Herald reports the new guidelines allow volunteers to give brief answers if asked about their church. But volunteers cannot promote religion, ask students for contact information or invite them to events.