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Board weighs Boys & Girls Club request to allow alcohol at fundraisers; attorney raises precedent concerns
Summary
The board discussed a possible second lease amendment and city memorandum of understanding that could allow the Boys & Girls Club, a 501(c)(3), to serve alcohol at campus fundraisers; district counsel said the change could require a policy change and raised concerns about precedent and liability.
Board members discussed whether to permit the Boys & Girls Club to serve alcohol at fundraising events on school district property and the legal, policy and liability implications of doing so.
Superintendent and counsel briefed the board that one path forward would require a change to district policy (the current Neola policy and related language prohibits alcohol on district property), amendment of the lease with the Boys & Girls Club and a memorandum of understanding between the city and the Boys & Girls Club to waive a city ordinance that bars alcohol within 500 feet of a school…
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