▁the ▁arts ," ▁and ▁making ▁the ▁school ▁available ▁for ▁" social , ▁civ ic , ▁and ▁recre ational ▁meet ings ▁and ▁entertain ment ▁events , ▁and ▁other ▁uses ▁per tain ing ▁to ▁the ▁w elf are ▁of ▁the ▁community , ▁provided ▁that ▁such ▁uses ▁shall ▁be ▁none x clus ive ▁and ▁shall ▁be ▁opened ▁to ▁the ▁general ▁public ." ▁ ▁The ▁Four ni ers , ▁who ▁res ide ▁in ▁the ▁district , ▁applied ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁Mil ford ▁Central ▁School ▁for ▁meet ings ▁of ▁a ▁Good ▁News ▁Club . ▁ ▁Their ▁proposed ▁use — to ▁have ▁" a ▁fun ▁time ▁of ▁singing ▁songs , ▁hearing ▁a ▁Bible ▁less on ▁and ▁memor izing ▁script ure " — was ▁de emed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁equivalent ▁of ▁religious ▁worship , ▁and ▁the ▁Four ni ers ' ▁application ▁was ▁denied ▁on ▁that ▁basis ; ▁the ▁school ▁also ▁claimed ▁that ▁its ▁community ▁use ▁policy ▁forb ade ▁use ▁" by ▁any ▁individual ▁or ▁organization ▁for ▁religious ▁purposes ." ▁ ▁The ▁Four ni ers ▁contact ed ▁the ▁school ▁super int endent ▁stating ▁that ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁believe ▁it ▁was ▁law ful ▁for ▁the ▁school ▁to ▁allow ▁other ▁groups ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁school ▁building , ▁yet ▁because ▁they ▁were ▁religious ▁in ▁nature , ▁teaching ▁mor als ▁and ▁values ▁from ▁a ▁Christian ▁perspective , ▁they ▁were ▁denied ▁access . ▁ ▁The ▁school ▁concluded ▁that ▁" the ▁kinds ▁of ▁activities ▁proposed ▁to ▁be ▁engaged ▁in ▁by ▁the ▁Good ▁News ▁Club ▁were ▁not ▁a ▁discussion ▁of ▁sec ular ▁subjects ▁such ▁as ▁child ▁re aring