The school board adopted policy 0607.1 Equal Access For Student Groups and Boy Scouts based on a recommendation by the Perry law firm.
Why is this necessary?
The Boys Scouts of America Equal Access Act was adopted as part of No Child Left Behind. Several school districts were required to complete an assurance of compliance form by the U.S. Office of Civil Rights (OCR) last year. This policy describes how requests for use of school facilities from outside groups are to be handled by school staff, and to make it clear that Boys Scouts have equal access upon request in case we we have to satify any OCR request in the future.
At Bancroft-Rosalie School all student groups have been, and will continue to be, allowed to use school facilities for meetings outside of the school day.
