The phrase "a school lobby" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to the entrance area or waiting area of a school where students, parents, and visitors may gather.
Example: "The event will take place in a school lobby, where refreshments will be served before the presentation begins."
Alternatives: "a school entrance area" or "a school foyer".
"I would sell it in a second," said John Vibbert, 31, a plumber, as he lugged wrenches Wednesday afternoon into a school lobby on East 23rd Street in Manhattan.
Almost every bank lobby has a guard to protect money, so why can't a school lobby have a guard to protect students?
In the school lobby, a white detective and a black man wound up talking.
In Khmelnytsky, Sasha Shevchenko heard her elementary school principal, Nadezhda M. Orlovskaya, explain why a graduate serving in the army deserved a photo in the school lobby but its most famous alumna did not.
In the school lobby hung a poster with the last words of a child hero, Lee Sung Bok, who was said to have perished at the hands of North Korean soldiers for crying out, "I hate Communists!" Today, things have changed.
Put that tantrum in a public place -- a restaurant, the grocery store, the school lobby --and you caddadd embarrassment, fear, and frustration to your own list of feelings.
The Supreme Court has held that the Christmas tree is a secular symbol of the holiday season; therefore, the display of a Christmas tree in the school lobby, temporarily, does not violate the Establishment Clause.
The election of Thurmond was a victory for forces in California who want to reform the scandal-ridden charter school sector and a blow to the charter school lobby and wealthy philanthropists, some of them out of state, who had poured millions into Tuck's campaign.
Separation of church and state has for too long been a cover for the public school lobby, which wants to stop vouchers at any cost.
As a tangible symbol of the community effort, every child had the chance to write his or her name and a message of hope on a paper chain that now decorates the school lobby.
Almost every year, teachers debate whether to hang the usual head shots in the school lobby; some think such a display emphasizes what Mr. Dawson calls the fluffy aspects of the students.
