Dear Vista Elementary Patrons,

Several months ago, there was media publicity surrounding a controversial

national group with a local Utah chapter that requested to rent space at Vista
Elementary. Under the Utah Civic Center statute (53A-3-413. Use of public school
buildings and grounds as civic centers), schools are required to allow rental access to
private entities or individuals if the use of the building conforms with
appropriate guidelines. As such, this rental request has been approved
AFTER school hours when the space is NOT being used for school/district
sponsored purposes. This private group has rented space at Vista Elementary
for one-hour, monthly, through the end of this school year.
If you have concerns regarding this law, we encourage you to reach out to
your state legislators. You can locate and contact your legislative
representatives at www.le.utah.gov.
To be clear, after school use by private organizations DOES NOT
constitute access to students and no outside group or organization is
able to advertise directly to students on school property or post anything in
our schools to market their activities. Additionally, private rental
programs and activities are NOT sponsored or endorsed by the
school or district. If your student is approached on campus by ANY private
group or rental tenant, please contact your principal immediately.
If you have questions or concerns, please contact the District Policy and
Legal Department at 385-646-4009. Please DO NOT contact the Vista
Elementary regarding this issue as they do not have any discretion on this
issue and the rental is coordinated by the District.
Thank you for your support of our schools and have a nice evening.
Granite School District