SA board discusses long-term use of facility

Berne Tri-Weekly News:

Due to a request by The Bridge Community Church to use the school for a new church in southern Adams County, the school board has been looking at School Board Policy #7510 School Facility Usage. The Bridge requested the use of the auditorium and six classrooms every Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. beginning September 9 for an unspecified period of time.

After holding an hour long work session prior to the regular school board on Tuesday evening, discussion of the policy continued during the regular session. Some of the concerns brought up were student privacy issues in classrooms, the schools energy saving contract, difficulty heating/cooling depending on location, use of the sound system and projector, and custodians needing to be present on the weekends.

“I have a problem with long term use of property unless it is school related,” stated school board member Tony Mellencamp.