Key‑fob and background‑check plan for facility users draws board concern over cost and equity

May 5, 2026

District staff proposed new facility‑use procedures requiring KBI background checks and time‑programmed key fobs for frequent external users; board members raised concerns about cost barriers for community groups, enforcement and whether the rules should be adopted as board policy. Administration agreed to return with written procedures and a policy discussion.

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District facilities staff presented a proposed procedural change to facility use that would require repeated external building users to submit Kansas Bureau of Investigation background checks, prepay multi‑use reservations and receive programmed key fobs restricted to specific times and locations.

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