Glenbard Township High School District 87
Policy 7:330
Students
Student Use of Facilities - Equal Access
Non-curriculum related non-school-sponsored groups of Glenbard students may meet on school premises during non-instructional time if approved by the Building Principal, subject to the following guidelines:
1. Attendance is voluntary and student initiated.
2. The meeting may not be school-sponsored.
3. School employees may be present at religious meetings but only in a non-participatory capacity.
4. The meetings cannot materially and substantially interfere with the orderly conduct of educational activities within the school.
5. Non-school persons may not direct, conduct, control, or regularly attend.
6. All school rules, applicable laws and the constitutional rights of other persons must be observed.
7. No financial support may be provided by the school other than the incidental cost of providing the space for the meeting and activities related to the meeting as provided below.
8. The school maintains its authority to maintain order and discipline.
Approval by the Principal may not be denied on the basis of the religious, political, philosophical or other content of the speech at a meeting unless the meeting does, or is likely to, materially and substantially interfere with educational activities within the school, is unlawful or is in violation of any applicable School District policies or school rules.
The term “non-curriculum related student group” means any student group not related to the body of courses offered by the school. Student groups directly related to the subject matter of courses offered by the school do not fall within the non-curriculum related category and are considered curriculum related.
The terms “meeting,” “sponsorship” and “instructional time” as used in this policy have the same meaning as contained in the federal Equal Access Act. The term “meeting” further includes the following activities, provided disclaimers of school sponsorship, in the form prescribed by the Principal, accompany the activities:
1. Placement of photographs in the school yearbook.
2. Coverage by the school publication, production, website, and other school-sponsored publications.
3. Recognition at pep rallies or other school assemblies where the group’s activity is related to the purpose of the assembly. No school may grant any academic or athletic award to participants in non-school sponsored activities unless it is part of an event sanctioned by the Illinois High School Association.
4. Display of awards in a school trophy case.
5. Announcements over the school’s public address system. Such announcements must be limited to the following information:
a. The name of the organization.
b. The date, time and location of the meeting.
c. A disclaimer if the student organization is not school sponsored.
d. A brief, viewpoint neutral explanation of the purpose of the announcement.
6. Display of meeting schedules.
7. Posting notices on designated bulletin boards. Such notices must be limited to the following information:
a. The name of the organization.
b. The date, time and location of the meeting.
c. A disclaimer if the student organization is not school sponsored.
d. A brief, viewpoint neutral explanation of the purpose of the notice.
Any notice, advertisement or poster that does not comply with these requirements or which is posted outside of a designated area, may be removed. Student organizations may request permission to post additional information and/or to place postings outside of a designated area.
The Superintendent or a designee shall develop administrative procedures to implement this policy.
LEGAL REF.: Equal Access Act, 20 U.S.C. § 4071 et seq.
Board of Education of Westside Community School Dist. v. Mergens, 110 S.Ct. 2356 (1990).
CROSS REF.: 7:10 (Equal Education Opportunities), 8:20 (Community Use of School Facilities)
ADOPTED: December 8, 1997
REVISED: June 12, 2000
REVISED: November 12, 2001
REVISED: October 6, 2003
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