Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 16-11-9 (2026)
Powers Generally.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
The city board of education is hereby vested with all the powers necessary or proper for the administration and management of the free public schools within such city and adjacent territory to the city which has been annexed as a part of the school district which includes a city having a city board of education.
(School Code 1927, §198; Code 1940, T. 52, §158.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 15
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1981–2025 · leading case: Chism v. Jefferson Cnty., 954 So. 2d 1058 (Ala. 2006).
Chism v. Jefferson Cnty., 954 So. 2d 1058 (Ala. 2006). “Code 1975, § 16-11-2 (vesting "[t]he general administration and supervision of the public schools and educational interest of each city" in "a city board of education"); § 16-11-9 (vesting the city board of education "with all the powers necessary or proper for the…”
Craig v. Selma City Sch. Bd., 801 F. Supp. 585 (S.D. Ala. 1992). “Under Alabama law, [t]he city board of education is [ ] vested with all powers necessary or proper for the administration and management of the free public schools within such city Ala.Code § 16-11-9. Thus, Alabama law provided the Board with ample authority to conduct the…”
Laidlaw Transit, Inc. v. Alabama Educ. Ass'n, 769 So. 2d 872 (Ala. 2000). “" Section 16-11-9 provides: " The city board of education is hereby vested with all the powers necessary or proper for the administration and management of the free public schools within such city and adjacent territory to the city which has been annexed as a part of the school…”
City of Helena v. Pelham Bd. of Educ. & Rick Rhoades, Angie Hester, Bob O'Neil, Robert Plummer, Sharon Samuel, & Chuck Ledbetter, in their Off. capacities as officers &/or members of the Pelham Bd. of Educ. (Appeal from Shelby Circuit Court: CV-21-900714). (Ala. 2024). “In Alabama Code § 16-11-9, … the legislature has clearly and definitely defined those limits and determined 14 SC-2023-0516 where a city board of education may exercise its powers: 'within such city and adjacent territory to the city which has been annexed as part of the school…”
Phenix City Bd. of Educ. v. Teague, 515 So. 2d 971 (Ala. Civ. App. 1987). “§§ 16-11-9 and -16, Code 1975. We further note, however, that no Alabama statute requires a parent to send his or her child to a particular school.”
Winston Cnty. Sch. Bd. v. Haleyville City Sch. Bd., 738 So. 2d 886 (Ala. 1999). “The Winston County Board, citing Ala.Code 1975, § 16-11-9; Clark v. Jefferson County Bd.”
Doe ex rel. W.A. v. Davis Middle Sch., 143 So. 3d 726 (Ala. 2013). “” § 16-11-9, Ala.Code 1975. The legislature has also provided that “[t]he general administration and supervision of the public schools and educational interest of each city [is] vested in a city board of education.”
Weaver v. Madison City Bd. of Educ., 947 F. Supp. 2d 1308 (N.D. Ala. 2013). “11 *1324 Alabama Code § 16-11-9 (1975) grants city school boards “all the powers necessary or proper for the administration and management .”
Decatur City Bd. of Educ. v. Aycock, 562 So. 2d 1331 (Ala. Civ. App. 1990). “” Section 16-11-9: “The city board of education is hereby vested with all the powers necessary or proper for the administration and management of the free public schools within such city and adjacent territory to the city which has been annexed as a part of the school district…”
Kritner v. Alabama Dep't of Human Resources (LEAD) (M.D. Ala. 2025). “” (emphasis added)); Ala. Code § 16-11-9 (“The city board of education is hereby vested with all the powers necessary or proper for the administration and management of the free public schools within such city and adjacent territory to the city which has been annexed as a part…”
Shakita Hall, as mother & next friend of K.H., a minor v. Linden City Bd. of Educ., et al. (S.D. Ala. 2025). “Alabama state law provides that a “city board of education is hereby vested with all the powers necessary or proper for the administration and management of the free public schools within such city and adjacent territory to the city which has been annexed as a part of the school…”
Alexander v. Dothan City Bd. of Educ., 891 So. 2d 323 (Ala. Civ. App. 2004). “” Pursuant to §§ 16-11-9 and 16-11-17, Ala.Code 1975, a municipal board of education, such as the school board in this case, “is .”
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