[FrankJ]

Good luck with your petition, but I really don't see that swaying the school board. You need to address the reasons why they do not see your team as club any more.

You at the very least are owed an explanation of why you are no longer an official club. This is also something to get the local First people involved since they have an vested interest in the outcome.

In our school system the board would not get involved in a "club" decision unless there was a political issue. The principal at the school carries most of that weight. The main criteria for a club is to have a willing Faculty adviser & be self supporting. To deny one group equal access to the facilities that other group have might well be illegal. (I did not say is., the law is complicated & I am not a lawyer.)

Always be polite. Try not to be confrontational. The goal is to persuade & not force the school board to your side.