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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 171.011 (2026)

School board may adopt rules and regulations

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  171.011.  School board may adopt rules and regulations. — The school board of each school district in the state may make all needful rules and regulations for the organization, grading and government in the school district.  The rules shall take effect when a copy of the rules, duly signed by order of the board, is deposited with the district clerk.  The district clerk shall transmit forthwith a copy of the rules to the teachers employed in the schools.  The rules may be amended or repealed in like manner.

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(L. 1963 p. 200 § 11-1)

(Source: RSMo 1959 § 163.010)

CROSS REFERENCES:

Admission of nonresident pupils, 167.151

Summary suspension of pupils, 167.171

Suspension or expulsion of pupils by board, 167.161

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 18 cases, 1968–2018 · leading case: Indep.-Nat'l Educ. Ass'n v. Indep. Sch. Dist., 223 S.W.3d 131 (Mo. 2007).
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Indep.-Nat'l Educ. Ass'n v. Indep. Sch. Dist., 223 S.W.3d 131 (Mo. 2007). · cites it 8× “Section 171.011 gives school boards the power to make "all needful rules and regulations for the organization, grading and government in the school district.”
Williams v. Sch. Dist. of Springfield R-12, 447 S.W.2d 256 (Mo. 1969). · cites it 3× “It alleges that pursuant to the authority given school boards by Section 171.011 RSMo 1959, the School District of Springfield R-12 adopted rules and regulations which were set forth in a “Manual of Operations, Fourth Edition, 1964,” marked Exhibit B and made a part of the…”
Adamick v. Ferguson-Florissant Sch. Dist., 483 S.W.2d 629 (Mo. Ct. App. 1972). · cites it 5× “Section 171.011 provides: “The school board of each district in the state may make all needful rules and regulations for the organization, grading and government of the school district.”
Aubuchon v. Gasconade Cnty. R-1 Sch. Dist., 541 S.W.2d 322 (Mo. Ct. App. 1976). · cites it 2× “” Plaintiff contends that in order for this provision to serve as a basis for termination, the terms “excessive” and “unreasonable” must be explicitly defined in regulations adopted by the School Board under procedures established in § 171.011 RSMo. 1969. We reject plaintiff’s…”
Sherwood Nat'l Educ. Ass'n v. Sherwood-Cass R-VIII Sch. Dist., 168 S.W.3d 456 (Mo. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “The Board is empowered by section 171.011 to make “all needful rules and regulations for the organization, grading and government in the school district.”
Force Ex Rel. Force v. Pierce City R-VI Sch. Dist., 570 F. Supp. 1020 (W.D. Mo. 1983). · cites it 2× “” Section 171.011, R.S. Mo.1969 (as amended).”
Jane Doe a v. Special Sch. Dist. of St. Louis Cty., 682 F. Supp. 451 (E.D. Mo. 1988). · cites it 2× “Mo.Rev.Stat. § 171.011. Under the rules and regulations of the S.”
Ortbals v. Special Sch. Dist. of St. Louis Cnty., 762 S.W.2d 437 (Mo. Ct. App. 1988). · cites it 2× “In her brief filed with this court, Ortbals contends that the School District failed to show compliance with § 171.011, RSMo because it did not prove “that the [corporal punishment] rules were deposted [sic] with the District clerk or duly signed by order of the Board.”
Sch. Dist. of Kansas City v. Clymer, 554 S.W.2d 483 (Mo. Ct. App. 1977). “The Board of Directors is empowered by § 171.011 to make “all needful rules and regulations for the organization, grading and government in the school district.”
Streeter v. Hundley, 580 S.W.2d 283 (Mo. 1979). · cites it 2× “Section 171.011, which pertains to all school districts, provides in part: “The school board of each school district in the state may make all needful rules and regulations for the organization, grading and government in the school district.”
Hadley v. Junior Coll. Dist. of Metro. Kansas City, 432 S.W.2d 328 (Mo. 1968). · cites it 2× “850; to conduct hearings and suspend or expel pupils on disciplinary charges, § 167.”
Lehmann v. Fox C-6 Sch. Dist., 564 S.W.3d 721 (Mo. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 34× “021 and holding that a "rule promulgated in violation of § 536.”
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