Title 20 — EducationRelease 119-73

§4072 Definitions

Title 20 › Chapter CHAPTER 52— - EDUCATION FOR ECONOMIC SECURITY › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER VIII— - EQUAL ACCESS › § 4072

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Defines four key words used in this part. A secondary school is a public school that offers secondary education under State law. Sponsorship means promoting, leading, or taking part in a meeting, but sending a teacher, principal, or other school employee just to supervise students does not count as sponsorship. A meeting means student group activities the school allows in its limited open forum that are not part of the school curriculum. Noninstructional time is time the school sets aside before classroom instruction starts or after it ends.

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Title 20, §4072

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As used in this subchapter—

(1)The term “secondary school” means a public school which provides secondary education as determined by State law.

(2)The term “sponsorship” includes the act of promoting, leading, or participating in a meeting. The assignment of a teacher, administrator, or other school employee to a meeting for custodial purposes does not constitute sponsorship of the meeting.

(3)The term “meeting” includes those activities of student groups which are permitted under a school’s limited open forum and are not directly related to the school curriculum.

(4)The term “noninstructional time” means time set aside by the school before actual classroom instruction begins or after actual classroom instruction ends.

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Citation

20 U.S.C. § 4072

Title 20 — Education

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73