(A) Generally. No person, except school employees, students enrolled therein, parents or guardians of students enrolled therein, or neighborhood children and their families, shall enter or remain in any school building or on any lands owned, occupied, or used by any school for any purpose other than a recreational use permitted by the school, unless that person is attending an event which has been approved by the school principal to which the person is invited, or is performing services during the normal course of business at the request of the school principal, or has written permission of the school principal.
(B) Congregating. No person shall loiter, congregate, or otherwise enter upon school buildings or school lands for any purpose other than a recreational use permitted by the school at times when school is not in session or when such presence is not under the supervision or permission of authorized school officials or pursuant to participation, directly or indirectly, in a school event or activity. A violation of this subsection is a municipal civil infraction, punishable as provided in Chapter 1 of the City Code.
(C) Definition of student. The term STUDENT, as used in this section, is defined as any person enrolled in the school at which he or she is then present, or if present at another school, has written permission from the principal of the school where the student is enrolled and the principal of the school where the student is then present. The term STUDENT does not include suspended or expelled persons during such suspension or expulsion or persons enrolled for classes or programs during other hours than those during which the person enters or remains in any school or on land owned, occupied or used by any school.
(1978 Code, § 29-7; Ord. No. 135-A, § 1, 4-21-87; Ord. No. 407 § 22, 7-21-09)
Cross reference:
Trespass and related offenses, see § 35-2