Davis County Clipper | 1964-01-10 | Page 21 | Questions Why School Board Charges Scouts

Questions Why School Board Charges Scouts Recently newspapers car Tied an item stating that Girl Scouts were seeking meeting places In Davis County In view vleN of the decision of the Davis County School Board require Ing payment of oC a tee fee for Cor troop meetings held In school immediately im mediately after school In an article on Sunday Dec 22 G G. G Harold Holt Davis County School Superintendent was quoted as saying that the charge Is heat and light expenses not a moneymaking proposition Girl Scouts do use school schoolrooms schoolrooms rooms in other clUes cities throughout through through- out the state without charge for the very ery reason that troop meetings are held immediately Immediate immediate- ly after school when the buildIngs build build- Ings are heated and ard lighted and custodians are still on ond duty d These schools tell us they hey do not charge us De cause no additional cost Is in It H the cost of heat and light used is the only reason for tor charging Girl Scouts for tor the use of school rooms In Davis County we would like to suggest sug sug- gest that the Davis County School Board might well ref rel its recent action and allow Girl Scout troops to meet In the school buildings immediately after scho o 0 I without charge Mrs Glenn Smith East South Bountiful Utah