(a) Any school district or board of directors thereof given charge of the recreation program is authorized to conduct its activities on:
(1) Property under its custody and management;
(2) Other public property under the custody of any other public organization, body, or board, with the consent of those corporations, bodies, or boards; and
(3) Private property, with the consent of its owners.
(b) The school district or board of directors thereof shall have authority to accept gifts and bequests for the benefit of the recreational service and to employ directors and instructors of recreational work.