Religious student groups must have access to school facilities.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Only after school hours
• D. Only if religious instruction

Answer: (A)

Access for religious student groups is protected under the Equal Access Act. When a public school that receives federal funds allows a limited open forum for student clubs, it cannot exclude religious groups from meeting on school premises during noninstructional time. The key is that the policy must be neutral and applied to all student groups on the same terms, and meetings can take place during noninstructional periods (such as lunch or before/after school), not during instructional time.

So, religious student groups must have access to school facilities. The requirement isn’t about school endorsement or instruction, and it isn’t limited to after-school hours only; it covers noninstructional times in general, on the same terms as other student clubs.