Model Facility Use Policy

Guidelines for drafting a facility use policy

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The resources below provide guidance on drafting a public school facility use policy. This guidance is backed by extensive legal analysis on past litigation over facility use policies. It is possible for a school district to regulate its forum to protect its students from psychologically and emotionally harmful after-class activities. In the lower left pane is a PDF presenting step-by-step guidelines for drafting a facility use policy. The middle pane presents a model facility use policy. The lower right pane is a PDF article (73 pages, not including appendices) presenting the complex legal framework that governs such policies.

Legal Article Protecting Public Elementary School Children from Emotional and Psychological Harm by Outside Groups