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Mich. Comp. Laws § 380.1804 (2026)

Neglecting or refusing to perform act; violations; penalty.

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THE REVISED SCHOOL CODE


Act 451 of 1976


380.1804 Neglecting or refusing to perform act; violations; penalty.

Sec. 1804.

     Except as otherwise provided in this act, a school official or member of a school board or intermediate school board or other person who neglects or refuses to do or perform an act required by this act, or who violates or knowingly permits or consents to a violation of this act, is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not more than $500.00, or imprisonment for not more than 3 months, or both.

History: 1976, Act 451, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977 ;-- Am. 2004, Act 417, Eff. Mar. 30, 2005

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Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1984–2024 · leading case: Lansing Schs. Educ. Ass'n v. Lansing Bd. of Educ., 487 Mich. 349 (Mich. 2010).
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Lansing Schs. Educ. Ass'n v. Lansing Bd. of Educ., 487 Mich. 349 (Mich. 2010). · cites it 10× “MCL 380.1804. Second, under MCL 380.1806, a school board “may dismiss from employment and cancel the contract of a superintendent, principal, or teacher who neglects or refuses to 5 1999 PA 102 to 104; 1999 PA 23 .”
Summer v. Southfield Bd. of Educ., 874 N.W.2d 150 (Mich. Ct. App. 2015). “The court noted that the general enforcement provisions provide for criminal punishments for school officials who fail to perform acts required under the code, citing MCL 380.1804, and for termination of school officials who fail to comply with the code, citing MCL 380.”
Garden City Educ. Ass'n v. Sch. Dist., 975 F. Supp. 2d 780 (E.D. Mich. 2013). “§ 380.1804. Section 1806 further provides that “[t]he board of a school district or intermediate school district may dismiss from employment and cancel the contract of a superintendent, principal, or teacher who neglects or refuses to comply with this act.”
Lansing Schs. Educ. Ass'n v. Lansing Bd. of Educ., 772 N.W.2d 784 (Mich. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 4× “The Court reasoned that the statute provides no specific right to relief for the plaintiff, and it also contains an adequate means of enforcement of its provisions as set forth in MCL 380.1804. Though Johnson is unpublished, MCR 7.”
Woolcott v. State Bd. of Educ., 351 N.W.2d 601 (Mich. Ct. App. 1984). “MCL 380.1804, 380.1805(2); MSA 15.41804, 15.”
Johnson v. Clark, 418 N.W.2d 466 (Mich. Ct. App. 1987). “The eha’s only reference to relief under the act provides that a court "shall grant such relief as the court determines is appropriate.”
Johnson v. Mount Pleasant Pub. Schs. (E.D. Mich. 2024). · cites it 2× “In Counts VI and VII, Plaintiff asserts the common law torts of intentional infliction of emotional distress, and “assault & battery,” respectively.”
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