Code of Alabama - Title 16: Education - Chapter 10 - Boards of School Trustees

• Section 16-10-1 Qualification and selection of trustees
  The county board of education may appoint for every school in the county, from a list of six discreet, competent and reliable persons of mature...
• Section 16-10-2 Meetings; chairman
  The board of school trustees shall hold an annual meeting each year on the first Saturday in May, or as soon thereafter as practicable. At...
• Section 16-10-3 Secretary of board
  The principal teacher of the school shall be the secretary of the board of school trustees and shall attend all meetings of the board except...
• Section 16-10-4 Teacher may be refused by trustees
  In the event a teacher, not already employed in a school, is assigned to such school, the county superintendent of education shall give to the...
• Section 16-10-5 Dismissal of pupils
  No teacher shall dismiss pupils during school hours or close the school during school hours, except in an emergency, without the consent of the board...
• Section 16-10-6 Incidental fees in elementary schools
  No fees of any kind shall be collected from children attending any of the first six grades during the school term supported by public taxation;...
• Section 16-10-7 School visited by trustees
  The board of trustees shall visit the schools under its jurisdiction at least once each month and consult with the teachers and principals of the...
• Section 16-10-8 School building controlled by trustees
  The board of school trustees shall have the care of the building and grounds, the school apparatus and other school property, and shall keep the...
• Section 16-10-9 Charges against teacher may be filed by trustees
  The board of school trustees shall seek in every way to develop sentiment in the support of the schools, and in case of dissatisfaction they...
• Section 16-10-10 Sanitary conditions maintained by trustees
  The board of school trustees shall see that the rest rooms connected with the school are kept clean, comfortable and in a sanitary and hygienic
• Section 16-10-11 Use of schoolhouse for civic purposes
  The board of school trustees shall have the power to authorize the use of the schoolhouse for such civic, social, recreational and community gatherings as...

Last modified: May 3, 2021