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N.J. Stat. § 18A:10-1 (2026)

Conduct of districts

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18A:10-1. The schools of each school district shall be conducted, by and under the supervision of a board of education, which shall be a body corporate and which shall be constituted and governed, as provided by this title, for a type I, type II or regional school district, as the case may be, but the State board pursuant to an administrative order issued by authority of section 15 of P.L. 1975, c. 212 (C. 18A:7A-15) may create a State-operated school district which shall be conducted by a State district superintendent.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1979–2024 · leading case: Earl Patterson v. Pennsylvania Liquor Control Bo, 915 F.3d 945 (3d Cir. 2019).
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Earl Patterson v. Pennsylvania Liquor Control Bo, 915 F.3d 945 (3d Cir. 2019). “3d at 230 (citing N.J. Stat. Ann. § 18A:10-1 ) (considering a New Jersey entity separately incorporated based on a state statute's language stating "under the supervision of a board of education, which shall be a body corporate"); Fitchik , 873 F.”
Reid v. Barrett, 467 F. Supp. 124 (D.N.J. 1979). “All defendants acting in their official capacities were acting under color of state law, see N.J.S.A. 18A:10-1 et seq.; 18A:12-1 et seq.”
Febres v. Camden Bd. of Educ., 445 F.3d 227 (3d Cir. 2006). “See N.J. Stat. Ann. §§ 18A:10-1, 11-2. Moreover, New Jersey state law generally treats school boards as separate political subdivisions.”
Hilsenrath v. Sch. Dist. of the Chathams (D.N.J. 2020). · cites it 4× “N.J. Stat. Ann. §§ 18A:10-1, 18A:11-1(c)–(d).”
City of North Wildwood Vs. Bd. of Educ. of the City of Wildwood (l-0402-15, Cape May Cnty. & Statewide) (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2019). · cites it 2× “The Board is "a body corporate" organized under N.J.S.A. 18A:10-1, responsible for A-4138-16T2 6 the operation of the public schools in the City of Wildwood.”
Hilsenrath v. Sch. Dist. of the Chathams (D.N.J. 2023). · cites it 2× “N.J. Stat. Ann. §§ 18A:10-1, 18A:11-1(c)–(d).”
C.P. Obo F.P. v. Clifton Bd. of Educ. (D.N.J. 2020). “§ 18A:10-1 et seq., operates the Clifton Public School District.”
O'donnell v. The Bound Brook Bd. of Educ. (D.N.J. 2024). “1) for a thorough and efficient system of education, the management of local schools by school boards (N.J.S.A. 18A:10-1), the employment and regulation of employees (N.”
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