<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><meta http-equiv='content-language' content='en-us'/><title>SDLRC - Codified Law 13-23-1 - School board's power to establish and discontinue--Time for action closing school. </title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s2041915Normal { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2041915SENU { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2041915CL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } p.s2041915Normal-000000 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; text-indent: 0.50in; text-align: justify; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; } span.s2041915DefaultParagraphFont { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2041915000001 { font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2041915SCL { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s2041915SCL-000002 { font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } body { text-decoration-skip-ink: none; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s2041915Normal"><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes/Codified_Laws/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&amp;Statute=13-23-1"><span class="s2041915SENU">13-23-1</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2041915SENU">. </span><span class="s2041915CL">School board's power to establish and discontinue--Time for action closing school.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2041915Normal-000000"><span class="s2041915DefaultParagraphFont">The school board shall have the power to establish and discontinue attendance centers by resolution of the board. An action to close an operating school shall be taken by December first prior to the closure. However, if an emergency exists, the board may close the school after notice to the patrons.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2041915Normal"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2041915000001"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s2041915Normal"><span class="s2041915SCL">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s2041915SCL-000002"> SDC 1939, § 15.2523 (5); SL 1939, ch 44; SL 1949, ch 54, § 1; SL 1955, ch 41, ch 12, § 16; SDC Supp 1960, § 15.3016; SL 1975, ch 128, § 147; SL 1981, ch 139, § 1.</span></p></div></body></html>