Facility Use Agreement

It is the intent of the Guilford County Board of Education to make school facilities available for public use to the greatest extent possible without infringing on their primary purpose – the education of children.  Where assessed, fees are not intended to profit the District, but rather to defray the additional costs of public use, which should not rightly be borne by the taxpayer at large.

Use of school facilities by community and other authorized groups shall not constitute an endorsement by the District of any organization or group.  Officially sanctioned, school-related activities will be given priority in the scheduling of facility use.  All other scheduling of facility use will be on a first-come, first-serve basis.

The District reserves the right to assess facility use fees, to refuse approval, or to cancel approved use of a school facility.  Use of facilities will be denied if an organization intends to use the facilities to engage in conduct that is contrary to federal, state, or local law. 

When school facilities are rented by a community organization, a District employee must be present at all times.  Keys to school facilities will not be issued to community organizations.  Buildings must be opened, attended, and closed by an authorized employee of the District.  The cost of any overtime will be assessed to the organization using the facility.