DCHP-3

school board

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

Entry from the DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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a group of persons (usually elected) who are responsible for the administration of the public elementary and secondary schools in a given area.

See: board of trustees(def. 1)

Quotations

1826
But what good is it that there is one when the university or school board, keep the township as a block in the way of population and improvement.
1923
He was . . . chairman of the Fort Qu'Appelle school board.
1966
In fact, school boards need not be elected but can be appointed by the appropriate council or councils.