Show Building Rental dental Policies Revised By School District The South Sanpete Board of Education adopted a new policy policy policy pol pol- icy for the rental of its buildings buildings buildings build build- ings during its September meeting Section 53 5 of the Utah State Code gives Boards of Education the following authority authority auth auth- All b boards ards of education may permit public school schoolhouses schoolhouses schoolhouses houses when not occupied for school purposes and when the use thereof will not interfere in any way with school purposes purposes pur pur- fr poses to be used for any purl purpose purpose pur pur- l pose that will not interfere with the seating or other furniture furniture furniture fur fur- or property and shall make such charges for the use of the same as they may decide decide decide de de- cide to be just provided that the district shall be at no ex ex- pense for fuel or service of any kind for any such use of privilege and that public school houses shall not be used for commercial pur pur- poses Two opinions of the Attorney Attorney ney General 89 Rental of school build build- ings Public school buildings may not be us used for giving religious religious religious re re- instructions and district district district dis dis- dis- dis school boards are without without without with with- out power to rent school buildings or any portion thereof there there- of for such purposes 91 Use of school buildings for religious purposes Public school buildings may not be used for religious instruction or religious worship Some of the general provisions provisions provi provi- of the policy are 1 School buildings are available available avail able to the public for accommodations accommodations accommodations for r recreational s social social so so- cial and moral training purposes pur pur- purposes purposes poses but are not available for enterprises of individual or private groups for f r personal gain gaint J private yate useL use or or l commer commercial o er cial purposes purposes Any group u us using us using ing the school building is expected expected expected ex ex- ex- ex to pay the cost of the lights heat custodian services services services ices and general upkeep of the building Breakage or damage of facilities facilities facilities fa fa- fa- fa or equipment must be paid for by the group using the building at the time that the Ithe breakage or damage oc oc- oc curs Damage of property or any conduct which does not adhere to the standards adopt adopt- ed by the s school ool shall be sufficient sufficient sufficient suf suf- reason to refuse refus the use of ithe the building to that individual group or tion People renting the school building and campuses must clean them of all foreign matter matter matter mat mat- ter and debris used by the renters Buildings shall be rented with ithe the understanding that smoking is strictly prohibited in or about the building The school buildings shall not be used after am a.m. by any group Those individuals who rent the facilities and who are in charge of the group are directly responsible for the proper conduct of the group and the proper care of the building being used They shall provide h special p cial n su supervision when juveniles are members of the group Buildings and grounds will not be rented to persons outside outside outside out out- side the district unless sponsored sponsored sponsored spon spon- by a local organization The school children or personnel personnel personnel per per- shall not be used to help advertise or sponsor programs programs pro pro- programs grams unless the project is to the benefit of the school or sponsored by the Board Upon application to the Board of Education in cases of emergency or disaster such as fire earthquake etc buildings buildings build build- ings throughout the South Sanpete Sanpete Sanpete San San- pete School District may be used by the American Red RedCross RedCross RedCross Cross or other welfare agen agen- dies des for shelter purposes School grounds may be used for recreational purposes whenever this use does not interfere with ithe the school program program program pro pro- gram providing the consent of the principal and superintendent dent is obtained 2 All arrangements for the use of school buildings school grounds or school equipment must be made through the principal However during summer months approval must be made through the Each request shall be considered on its own individual individual dual merit 3 The custodian shall be responsible responsible responsible re re- re- re to submit to the principal a list of the organizations organizations organizations organ organ- using the building including including including in in- the number of hours and date of such use The principal shall be responsible responsible responsible re re- re- re for collecting all rental rental rental ren ren- tal fees He shall pay the custodian custodian custodian cus cus- for his services and remit remit re re- re- re II mit lt the balance to the school district office at atthe the end of each month 4 Any group may petition the Board of Education through the principal and superintendent superintendent superintendent su su- su- su to waive rental charges or other restrictions set forth in this policy When special requests are made the Board of Education will weigh each request on its own merit Organizations or groups desiring desiring desiring de de- siring use of school facilities can gain more information from the local school principals pals |