6500
USE OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS, FACILITIES AND GROUNDS

POLICY



All public school buildings, facilities and grounds shall be made available for general recreational purposes and for public and community group meetings whenever these activities do not interfere with the normal and usual activities of the school and its pupils as provided by law.

To avoid the necessity of renting office space, the Department shall use school buildings and facilities for state and complex area offices where such use does not interfere with school-level uses. To minimize relocation expense, state and complex area offices should be moved out of a school only if the growth in the school’s enrollment of students or new programs needs requires the school’s use of the state/complex area’s office space on the campus.

This program shall be governed by the guidelines set forth in Standards of Practice of the Office of School Facilities and Support Services.

[Also see: Rule 6, Relating to the Use of the School Buildings, Facilities and Grounds]

Approved: 1/71; Revised: 12/07, 10/08