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Cal. Education Code § 35010 (2026)

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(a)Every school district shall be under the control of a board of school trustees or a board of education.

(b)The governing board of each school district shall prescribe and enforce rules not inconsistent with law, or with the rules prescribed by the State Board of Education, for its own government.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 16 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1988–2026 · leading case: Freedom From Religion v. Chino Valley Uni. Sch. Dist., 896 F.3d 1132 (9th Cir. 2018).

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Freedom From Religion v. Chino Valley Uni. Sch. Dist., 896 F.3d 1132 (9th Cir. 2018). · cites it 3× “See Cal. Educ. Code § 35010 . The Board holds roughly eighteen public meetings per year.”

Riley's Am. Heritage Farm v. James Elsasser, 32 F.4th 707 (9th Cir. 2022). “” Cal. Educ. Code § 35010 (a), (b); see also Freedom From Religion Found.”

Laraway v. Sutro & Co. Inc., 2002 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 1598 (Cal. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 2× “(Ed. Code, § 35010, subd. (a).) The City of Pasadena has chosen to vest the control, management, and administration of its public elementary and secondary schools in a board of education.”

Caldwell v. Montoya, 897 P.2d 1320 (Cal. 1995). “(Ed. Code, §§ 35010, 35026, 35031, 35163, 35164.”

Mendoza v. State, 2007 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 4039 (Cal. Ct. App. 2007). “” (Ed. Code, § 35010, subd. (a).) The Constitution permits charter cities to establish, in their charters, “for the manner in which, the times at which, and the terms for which the members of boards of education shall be elected or appointed, for their qualifications,…”

Fed. Nat'l Mortg. Ass'n v. Cnty. of Orange (In Re Cnty. of Orange), 183 B.R. 609 (Bankr. C.D. Cal. 1995). “” Cal.Educ.Code § 35010(a) provides that "every school district shall be under the control of a board of school trustees or a board of education.”

P.P. v. Compton Unified Sch. Dist., 135 F. Supp. 3d 1098 (C.D. Cal. 2015). “In the Opposition, Plaintiffs also cite to California Education Code section 35010(b) (“[t]he governing board of each school district shall prescribe and enforce rules not inconsistent with law, or with the rules prescribed by the State Board of Education, for its own…”

Freedom from Religion Found., Inc. v. Chino Valley Unified Sch. Dist. Bd. of Educ., 910 F.3d 1297 (9th Cir. 2018). “The Chino Valley Unified School District Board of Education ("Chino Valley" or "the Board") is the "governing" body that oversees all schools within the district.”

Ramirez v. Oakland Unified Sch. Dist. (N.D. Cal. 2025). · cites it 2× “35 at 10–12 (citing Cal. Educ. Code §§ 35010 (a–b), 35020, 35041.”

Untitled California Attorney Gen. Opinion (Cal. Att'y Gen. 2018). “org/citygov/agendas/committees/rca/2017/ 03202017.pdf [as of Apr. 23, 2018].”

Freedom From Religion v. Chino Valley Uni. Sch. Dist. (9th Cir. 2018). “Cal. Educ. Code § 35010 . As such, it is a legislative body.”

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— Cal. Education Code § 35010(a) — 1 case

— Cal. Education Code § 35010(b) — 2 cases

Ramirez v. Oakland Unified Sch. Dist. (N.D. Cal. 2025). “35 at 10–12 (citing Cal. Educ. Code §§ 35010 (a–b), 35020, 35041.”

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