The county board of education shall be a corporation by the name of "The Board of Education of the county of ..........," and as such may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, contract and be contracted with. It shall succeed and be subrogated to all the rights of former magisterial and independent district boards and may institute and maintain any and all actions, suits and proceedings now pending or which might have been brought and prosecuted in the name of any former board for the recovery of any money or property, or damage to any property due to or vested in the former board, and shall also be liable in its corporate capacity for all claims legally existing against the board of which it is a successor. The board shall, according to law, hold and dispose of any real estate or personal property belonging to the former corporation or its predecessors, or that may hereafter come into its possession.
The board according to law and the intent of the instrument conferring title, shall receive, hold and dispose of any gift, grant or bequest.
All public school property used for school purposes shall be exempt from execution or other process, and free from lien or distress for taxes or municipal, county or state levies.
Structure West Virginia Code
Article 5. County Board of Education
§18-5-1a. Eligibility of Members; Training Requirements
§18-5-1b. Election; Terms of Office
§18-5-1c. Organization of Board; Evaluation
§18-5-6. Validation of Titles to Land in Possession of Board
§18-5-7a. Disposition of School Property in Flood Control Projects
§18-5-7b. Charitable or Community Use of Unneeded Buildings
§18-5-8. Condemnation of Land Necessary for Educational Purposes
§18-5-9a. Energy-Savings Contracts
§18-5-9b. Implementation of the Integrated Pest Management Program
§18-5-10. Approval by State Board of Plans and Specifications for Buildings
§18-5-11. Joint Establishment of Schools
§18-5-11a. Joint Governing Partnership Board Pilot Initiative
§18-5-13. Authority of Boards Generally
§18-5-13a. School Closing or Consolidation
§18-5-13b. County Superintendents’ Advisory Council, Purpose, Reports
§18-5-13d. Use of School Facilities for Funeral and Memorial Services
§18-5-14. Policies to Promote School Board Effectiveness
§18-5-15. Ages of Persons to Whom Schools Are Open; Enrollment of Suspended or Expelled Student
§18-5-15a. Study of Multicultural Education for School Personnel
§18-5-15b. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
§18-5-15f. Affirmation Regarding the Suspension or Expulsion of a Pupil From School
§18-5-15g. Vocational Education Classes for Homeschooled and Private Schooled Students
§18-5-16. Student Transfers; Definitions; Appeals; Calculating Net Enrollment; Fees for Transfer
§18-5-18. Kindergarten Programs
§18-5-18a. Maximum Teacher-Pupil Ratio
§18-5-18b. School Counselors in Public Schools
§18-5-19c. Division of Technical and Adult Education Services
§18-5-20. School Libraries; Librarian
§18-5-21a. Textbooks to Be Furnished Pupils Whose Parents Are Unable to Provide Same
§18-5-21c. Distribution of Free Textbook Funds; Determination of Amount County Shall Receive
§18-5-22a. Policy for the Administration of Medications
§18-5-23. Dental Clinics and Treatment
§18-5-24. Purchase and Display of United States Flag; Penalty for Failure to Display
§18-5-25. Duties of Superintendent as Secretary of Board
§18-5-26. School Buildings as Child Care Facilities
§18-5-33. Board May Fix Special Salary Schedules
§18-5-34. Other Authority and Duties of District Boards
§18-5-36. Payment for Fire Services on Public School Property
§18-5-36a. Authority to Offer Rewards
§18-5-39. Establishment of Summer School Programs; Tuition
§18-5-41. Content Based Censorship of American History Prohibited
§18-5-42. County-Wide Council on Productive and Safe Schools
§18-5-44. Early Childhood Education Programs
§18-5-46. Requiring Teacher to Change Grade Prohibited; Teacher Recommendation Relating to Promotion
§18-5-47. County Board Flood Insurance Requirements
§18-5-48. Safety and Security Measures for School Facilities; Safe Schools Fund Created
§18-5-49. County Board Exceptional Needs Expenditures From Surplus Funds