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§18-5-1. Supervision and Control of County School Districts; Number, Nomination and Election of Members - Each county school district shall be under the supervision and...
§18-5-1a. Eligibility of Members; Training Requirements - (a) A person who is a member of a county...
§18-5-1b. Election; Terms of Office - As the terms of county school board members who presently...
§18-5-1c. Organization of Board; Evaluation - (a) On the first Monday of July, following each biennial...
§18-5-2. Filling Vacancies - (a) The board shall, by appointment, fill within forty-five days...
§18-5-3. Oath of Members - Every board member shall take the oath prescribed by section...
§18-5-4. Meetings; Employment and Assignment of Teachers; Budget Hearing; Compensation of Members; Affiliation With State and National Associations - (a) The county board shall meet upon the dates provided...
§18-5-5. Corporate Character and General Powers of Board; Exemption of School Property From Legal Process and Taxes - The county board of education shall be a corporation by...
§18-5-6. Validation of Titles to Land in Possession of Board - The county board shall have title to any land or...
§18-5-7. Sale of School Property at Public Auction; Rights of Grantor of Lands in Rural Communities; Oil and Gas Leases; Disposition of Proceeds; Lease of School Property - (a) Except as set forth in subsection (b) of this...
§18-5-7a. Disposition of School Property in Flood Control Projects - (a) If at any time the board ascertains that any...
§18-5-7b. Charitable or Community Use of Unneeded Buildings - If, in the sound judgment of the board, the needs...
§18-5-8. Condemnation of Land Necessary for Educational Purposes - The board shall purchase by condemnation or otherwise, the land...
§18-5-9. Schoolhouses, Buildings and Equipment; Health of Pupils; Repairs; Medical and Dental Clinics - The board shall provide: (1) By purchase, lease, building or...
§18-5-9a. Energy-Savings Contracts - (a) For the purposes of this section: (1) "Energy-conservation measures"...
§18-5-9b. Implementation of the Integrated Pest Management Program - By August 15, 1995, the board shall implement the integrated...
§18-5-10. Approval by State Board of Plans and Specifications for Buildings - The state board may require all plans and specifications for...
§18-5-11. Joint Establishment of Schools - (a) The boards of two or more adjoining counties may...
§18-5-11a. Joint Governing Partnership Board Pilot Initiative - (a) The Legislature finds that many examples exist across the...
§18-5-12. Bond of Contractors - Boards shall require all persons contracting for the building or...
§18-5-13. Authority of Boards Generally - Subject to the provisions of this chapter and the rules...
§18-5-13a. School Closing or Consolidation - (a) In addition to the provisions of section thirteen of...
§18-5-13b. County Superintendents’ Advisory Council, Purpose, Reports - (a) The County Superintendents’ Advisory Council, (“the Council”) is hereby...
§18-5-13c. Educational Services Cooperatives; Purpose; Establishment; Governance; Authorized Functions and Services - (a) Pursuant to subsection (q), section thirteen of this article,...
§18-5-13d. Use of School Facilities for Funeral and Memorial Services - (a) Public schools in this state serve as an integral...
§18-5-14. Policies to Promote School Board Effectiveness - (a) No later than January, 2020, each county board shall...
§18-5-15. Ages of Persons to Whom Schools Are Open; Enrollment of Suspended or Expelled Student - (a) The public schools shall be open for the full...
§18-5-15a. Study of Multicultural Education for School Personnel - County boards of education shall annually provide a program, during...
§18-5-15b. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag - Every instructional day in the public schools of this state...
§18-5-15c. County Boards of Education; Training in Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect and Child Assault; Regulations; Funding - (a) In recognition of the findings of the Legislature as...
§18-5-15d. In-Service Training Programs in the Prevention, Transmission, Spread and Treatment of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome; Parent Attendance - Under guidelines established by the Department of Education in consultation...
§18-5-15f. Affirmation Regarding the Suspension or Expulsion of a Pupil From School - (a) Prior to the admission of a pupil to any...
§18-5-15g. Vocational Education Classes for Homeschooled and Private Schooled Students - County boards of education shall permit students who are homeschooled...
§18-5-16. Student Transfers; Definitions; Appeals; Calculating Net Enrollment; Fees for Transfer - (a) Establishment of attendance zones within counties. The county board...
§18-5-16a. Authorization to Transfer Pupils From One District to Another; Mandatory Transfer; Payment of Tuition; Net Enrollment - (a) The provisions of this section expire effective July 1,...
§18-5-17. Compulsory Preenrollment Hearing, Vision and Speech and Language Testing; Developmental Screening for Children Under Compulsory School Age - (a) All children entering public school for the first time...
§18-5-18. Kindergarten Programs - (a) County boards shall provide kindergarten programs for all children...
§18-5-18a. Maximum Teacher-Pupil Ratio - (a) County boards of education shall provide sufficient personnel, equipment,...
§18-5-18b. School Counselors in Public Schools - (a) A school counselor means a professional educator who holds...
§18-5-18c. Early Childhood Programs; Eligibility and Standards for Placement; Guidelines and Criteria - County boards shall provide by the school year one thousand...
§18-5-18e. Study of Limits on the Number of Pupils per Teacher in a Classroom in Elementary and Middle Schools - [Repealed.]
§18-5-19. Night Schools and Other School Extension Activities; Use of School Property for Public Meetings, etc. - County boards may establish and maintain evening classes or night...
§18-5-19a. Special Classes for War Veterans; Authority of County Boards to Contract Therefor and to Receive Assistance - The Board of Education of any county shall have authority...
§18-5-19b. Adult Education Classes and Programs; Tuition and Student Assistance Loans; Authority of County Boards to Contract With Federal Agencies - (a) The Board of Education of any county shall have...
§18-5-19c. Division of Technical and Adult Education Services - (a) The State Superintendent of Schools has authority to establish...
§18-5-19d. Conditional Immunity From Liability for Community Activities; Liability Insurance; Authority of State Board of Risk and Insurance Management - (a)(1) If the requirements of this subsection are met, the...
§18-5-20. School Libraries; Librarian - The board may provide libraries for its schools and may...
§18-5-21. Free Textbooks - The Board of Education of every county may purchase the...
§18-5-21a. Textbooks to Be Furnished Pupils Whose Parents Are Unable to Provide Same - The Board of Education of every county shall provide the...
§18-5-21b. Textbooks May Be Furnished to Pupils in Private Schools Whose Parents Are Unable to Provide Same - The Board of Education of every county, upon application of...
§18-5-21c. Distribution of Free Textbook Funds; Determination of Amount County Shall Receive - In accordance with the provisions of this act the state...
§18-5-21d. &Quot;free Textbook Account"; Use of Surplus; Order of Preference in Providing Free Textbooks; Purchase of Library Books, Supplementary Materials, and Used Textbooks - The money allocated to a county board of education under...
§18-5-21e. Rules and Regulations for Care, Distribution and Use of Free Textbooks; Reports by County Boards; Funds May Be Withheld From County for Violation of Rules - The state Board of Education shall have authority to prescribe...
§18-5-22. Medical and Dental Inspection; School Nurses; Specialized Health Procedures; Establishment of Council of School Nurses - (a) County boards shall provide proper medical and dental inspections...
§18-5-22a. Policy for the Administration of Medications - All county boards of education shall develop a specific medication...
§18-5-22b. Providing for Self-Administration of Asthma Medication; Definitions; Conditions; Indemnity From Liability; Rules - (a) For the purposes of this section, the following words...
§18-5-22c. Providing for the Maintenance and Use of Epinephrine Auto-Injectors; Administration of Injections; Notice; Indemnity From Liability; Rules - (a) A public, private, parochial or denominational school located within...
§18-5-22d. Providing for the Maintenance and Use of Opioid Antagonist; Administration; Notice; Indemnity From Liability; Rules - (a) A public, private, parochial or denominational school located within...
§18-5-23. Dental Clinics and Treatment - The Board of Education in any school district or independent...
§18-5-24. Purchase and Display of United States Flag; Penalty for Failure to Display - Boards of education shall purchase United States flags, four by...
§18-5-25. Duties of Superintendent as Secretary of Board - The county superintendent as secretary of the board shall: (1)...
§18-5-26. School Buildings as Child Care Facilities - The Legislature finds that school facilities are suitable for the...
§18-5-27. Parental Right to Inspect Instructional Materials; Listing Books on Syllabus; Right to File Complaint - (a) Each classroom teacher shall comply with the request of...
§18-5-32. Assistant Superintendents; Directors and Supervisors of Instruction and Other Educational Activities - (a) The county board, upon the recommendation of the county...
§18-5-33. Board May Fix Special Salary Schedules - The board may fix special salary schedules for the superintendent,...
§18-5-34. Other Authority and Duties of District Boards - The district Board of Education shall exercise such other authority...
§18-5-35. Group Insurance - Whenever a majority of the full-time instructional and administrative employees...
§18-5-36. Payment for Fire Services on Public School Property - Where a fire company or fire department necessarily renders service...
§18-5-36a. Authority to Offer Rewards - A county board of education shall have the authority to...
§18-5-39. Establishment of Summer School Programs; Tuition - (a) Inasmuch as the present county school facilities for the...
§18-5-41. Content Based Censorship of American History Prohibited - (a) No county board of education shall prohibit the use...
§18-5-42. County-Wide Council on Productive and Safe Schools - (a) On or before April 30, 1995, each county shall...
§18-5-43. Duty of the County Board of Education to Report the County-Wide Productive and Safe School Plans to the West Virginia Board of Education - [Repealed.]
§18-5-44. Early Childhood Education Programs - (a) For the purposes of this section, an “early childhood...
§18-5-45. School Calendar - (a) As used in this section: (1) “Instructional day” means...
§18-5-45a. Legislative Findings; Time Lost Due to Work Stoppage or Strike; Effect on Pay and Extracurricular Activities; Closure of Schools Due to Work Stoppage or Strike Prohibited - (a) Legislative findings. (1) The West Virginia Supreme Court of...
§18-5-46. Requiring Teacher to Change Grade Prohibited; Teacher Recommendation Relating to Promotion - (a) No teacher may be required by a principal or...
§18-5-47. County Board Flood Insurance Requirements - (a) Each county board shall maintain flood insurance on each...
§18-5-48. Safety and Security Measures for School Facilities; Safe Schools Fund Created - (a) Each county board of education and multicounty vocational center...
§18-5-49. County Board Exceptional Needs Expenditures From Surplus Funds - Each county board may by policy establish an exceptional needs...