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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 16 Sec. 560

  • Public school: means an elementary school or secondary school operated by a school district. See
  • School board: means the board of school directors elected to manage the schools of a school district, the prudential committee of an incorporated school district, the supervisory union board of directors, and the supervisors of unorganized towns and gores. See
  • School district: means town school districts, union school districts, interstate school districts, city school districts, unified union districts, and incorporated school districts, each of which is governed by a publicly elected board. See

§ 560. Condemnation for school purposes

A school board, or the board of trustees of a public school, may acquire land for school purposes by condemnation. Condemnation shall be accomplished by the procedures and be governed by the limitations established in 24 Vt. Stat. Ann. chapter 77, except that the school board, school district officers, or board of trustees, as the case may be, shall exercise the powers and have the responsibilities given the officers of municipalities in 24 Vt. Stat. Ann. chapter 79. (Added 1969, No. 298 (Adj. Sess.), § 37.)