Regulation 3971-1

Facilities - Purpose

Use of School Grounds - Restrictions

Reviewed and affirmed by the Board: 
Last Revision: 06/25/2024
Original publish date: 
Related policies & regulations:  
Legal references:  Neb. Rev. Stat. Sec. 28-1204.4

  

The following list of specifically prohibited school grounds usage generally follows the City of Lincoln ordinances governing the use of city parks.

• Vehicles on school grounds.  Except for personnel assigned to work on school grounds, it shall be unlawful for any person to operate any motor vehicle in or through any school ground except on a roadway.  Operation of vehicles on areas designated for parking purposes shall be restricted to the normal routes and necessary travel for parking purposes.
  • This section does not apply to the East High School driving range which is specifically constructed for the purpose of driving practice.
• Speed limit. It shall be unlawful for any person to drive, operate or propel over or along any school drive or road, any vehicle, motor vehicle, bicycle, tricycle or to drive or ride any horse at a speed greater than is reasonable under the conditions.
• Snowmobiles. The operation of snowmobiles on school grounds is prohibited.
• Parking of vehicles. It shall be unlawful for any person to park or cause to be parked any motor vehicle or other vehicle anywhere on any school ground except upon parking areas designated and upon roadways where parking is not prohibited.
• House trailers. It shall be unlawful for any person to park or leave standing any house trailer unattached to a motor vehicle on any school ground at any time.
• Advertising on school grounds. It shall be unlawful for any person to place or erect any structure, sign, bulletin board, post, pole, or advertising device of any kind whatever on a school ground or to attach any notice, bill, poster, sign, wire, rope, or cord to any tree, shrub, fence, railing, post or structure on the school ground except as specifically authorized by the appropriate school authority.
• Destruction of property. It shall be unlawful for any person to remove, destroy, mutilate, deface any structure, monument, statue, vase, fountain, wall, fence, railing, vehicle, bench, tree, shrub, plant or any other property on a school ground.
• Selling, peddling, etc. It shall be unlawful for any person to have any commercial activity on any school ground, except as specifically authorized by the appropriate school official.
• Animals at large. It shall be unlawful for any person to allow or permit any dog or other animal to run at large on any school ground.  The term “at large” is defined to mean not under the control of any person either by leash, cord, chain, or confinement within a vehicle or pen or other similar enclosure.
• Firearms. It shall be unlawful, except for duly authorized civil employees in the course of their duty, to shoot, fire, or explode or cause to be discharged, shot, fired, or exploded any firearm or other explosives, including but not limited to air rifles, cross bows, toy pistols, toy guns, or other toy arms or slingshots loaded with dangerous missiles at any time or any circumstances on school grounds, or to carry any firearms on any school grounds. The possession of a firearm on school grounds shall also be prohibited. The restriction on possession of firearms does not apply to issuance of firearms to or possession by members of the Armed Services of the United States, active or reserve, National Guard of the State, or Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, peace officers, or qualified law enforcement officers or qualified retired law enforcement officers, as defined by and pursuant to state and federal law. Further, nothing in this Regulation shall be construed to require school action when a firearm is contained within a private vehicle operated by someone other than a minor or prohibited person, as defined by law, and are enclosed in a case or inside the glove box, trunk, or other compartment of the vehicle, a storage box securely attached to the vehicle, or, if the vehicle is a motorcycle, other than an autocycle, a hardened compartment securely attached to the motorcycle while the vehicle is in or on such parking area.
• Disorderly conduct. It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct or carry on any boisterous or insulting language, or to be guilty of any disorderly, lewd, or lascivious conduct of any kind on any school ground.  In addition it shall be unlawful for any person to engage in any dangerous activity on any school ground.
• Games of chance. It shall be unlawful for any person to conduct or carry on any game of chance on any school ground.
• Alcoholic liquor. It shall be unlawful for any person to consume or have in his/her possession any alcoholic liquor on any school ground; and it shall be unlawful for any person under the influence of intoxicating liquor to enter or remain on any school ground.