The Princeton Regional School District, currently undergoing a four-to-five-year renovation, will use the University's athletic facilities for the duration of its project.
Though the University has made no written commitment, it has given the district a verbal agreement to provide access to athletic fields, tennis courts and gymnasium spaces, said Vice President for Public Affairs Robert Durkee '69 in a press release.
Durkee said the school district's access to the facilities would not in any way disadvantage University students, particularly those in club sports.
"The first priority we have is to make sure all the needs of our students are met," he said.
He added that the school district mostly will make use of West Windsor field, which he said the University rarely uses.
Cristine McCarthy, coordinator of intramural and club sports, also predicted that the regional schools' use of University facilities would have little impact on club sports in the spring season.
Durkee said the University would have to monitor the needs of both University and disrict schools' students throughout the renovation process.
"We have to take it season by season, sport by sport, day by day," Durkee said, pledging the University would do all it could for the schools "as they go through their very extensive renovation."
Durkee said the University has a history of allowing community groups use its facilities. During last year's summer break, West Windsor field was the site of Hospital Fete, a large fund-raising event organized by a local hospital.
Voters overwhelmingly approved the school board's $81 million renovation and expansion project for all six district schools on May 15.
Construction will begin in September.
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