Wisconsin § 119.18 - Board; powers.
Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 119.18 — Board; powers., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 119.18. Board; powers.
119.18(1g) (1g) Generally. The board may do all things reasonable to promote the cause of education, including establishing, providing and improving school district programs, functions and activities for the benefit of pupils. 119.18(1r) (1r) Rules. 119.18(1r)(a) (a) Subject to par. (b) , the board may adopt and modify or repeal rules for its own government and for the organization, discipline and management of the public schools which shall promote the good order and public usefulness of the public schools. 119.18(1r)(b) (b) The board may not establish by rule any limit on the number of pupils who may enroll in a charter school that is not an instrumentality of the school district, as determined under s. 118.40 (7) . 119.18(2) (2) Distribution of printed proceedings. The board may determine the distribution of the printed proceedings of the board. 119.18(3) (3) Transportation. The board may provide for the transportation of pupils to and from any school within the city. 119.18(4) (4) Insurance. The board may provide for accident insurance covering pupils in the school district. 119.18(5) (5) Textbooks for indigent pupils. The board may purchase textbooks for pupils whose parents, guardians or other persons having control or custody of such pupils are without means to furnish them with textbooks, if the indigency of such pupils have been investigated and certified by a welfare worker or attendance officer. The local governmental authority administering poor relief in the city shall reimburse the board for all expenditures by the board for such textbooks. Such textbooks shall be the property of the city and subject to the disposal of the board. 119.18(6) (6) School calendar. The board may determine the school calendar and vacation periods for each school year for the regular day schools, summer schools, social centers, and playgrounds. The board may close any school or dismiss any class in the event of an emergency, fire or other casualty, quarantine, or epidemic. 119.18(7) (7) School hours. The board may establish rules scheduling the hours of each school day during which the schools shall be in session. The board may differentiate between the various grades in scheduling such school hours. 119.18(8) (8) Schools closed. The board may determine on which national, state and local legal holidays and for which educational conventions the public schools shall be closed. There shall be no deductions from the annual or monthly compensation of employees not rendering services on such days. 119.18(9) (9) Enrollment under legal name. The board may require that any pupil attending public school shall be enrolled under the pupil’s legal name. 119.18(10) (10) Employees. 119.18(10)(b) (b) Subject to ss.
Frequently Asked Questions About Wisconsin § 119.18
What does Wisconsin Statutes § 119.18 cover?
Section 119.18 ("Board; powers.") is part of the Wisconsin Statutes, the codified statutory law of Wisconsin. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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