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Or. Rev. Stat. § 332.072 (2026)

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      332.072 Legal status of school districts. All school districts are bodies corporate, and the district school board is authorized to transact all business coming within the jurisdiction of the district and to sue and be sued. Pursuant to law, district school boards have control of the district schools and are responsible for educating children residing in the district. [1965 c.100 §139]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1970–2021 · leading case: McLean v. Pine Eagle Sch. Dist., No. 61, 194 F. Supp. 3d 1102 (D. Or. 2016).
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McLean v. Pine Eagle Sch. Dist., No. 61, 194 F. Supp. 3d 1102 (D. Or. 2016). · cites it 2× “[and] district school boards have control of the district schools —” Or. Rev. Stat. § 332.072 . Defendants point to the fact that individual board members do not hold policymaking authority; rather, a majority of the school board must be present before the board can transact…”
Ostrer v. Pine-Eagle Sch. Dist. No. 61, 594 P.2d 1296 (Or. Ct. App. 1979). · cites it 4× “072), may be required to submit to binding arbitration its dismissal of a probationary teacher where the collective bargaining agreement with the bargaining representative of the teachers does not clearly and expressly provide therefor. A school board has statutory duties to its…”
Olsen v. State ex rel. Johnson, 554 P.2d 139 (Or. 1976). “ORS 332.072 provides today: "Pursuant to law, district school boards have control of the district schools and are responsible for educating children residing in the district.”
Sullivan v. Kizer, 839 P.2d 227 (Or. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 4× “505 and ORS 332.072, [1] it did not have authority to hire professional strikebreakers [2] as substitute teachers because of ORS 662.”
Marks v. McKenzie High Sch. Fact-Finding Team, 878 P.2d 417 (Or. 1994). · cites it 2× “Moreover, statutes provide that “the district school board is authorized to transact all business coming within the jurisdiction of the district,” ORS 332.072, and that one of the duties of a district school board is “[t]o perform such other duties as the wants of the district…”
River Road Water Dist. v. City of Eugene, 492 P.2d 812 (Or. Ct. App. 1972). · cites it 2× “School districts (ORS 332.072), ⑩ utility districts (ORS 261.”
Owens v. Sch. Dist. No. 8R of Umatilla Cnty., 473 P.2d 678 (Or. Ct. App. 1970). “ORS 332.072 to 332.111 set forth the status, general powers and duties of the districts and their boards.”
Bingham v. Oregon Sch. Activities Ass'n, 37 F. Supp. 2d 1189 (D. Or. 1999). “District school boards have control of the district schools, ORS 332.072, and may (e) Authorize the school district to be a member of and pay fees, if any, to any voluntary organization, approved under ORS 339.”
Marks v. McKenzie High Sch. Fact-Finding Team, 854 P.2d 488 (Or. Ct. App. 1993). “A school district has plenary authority to “transact all business coming within the jurisdiction of the district * * ORS 332.072. The district school board is empowered to “establish and maintain * * * high schools,” ORS 332.”
Great Am. Ins. Co. of New York v. Jackson Cnty. Sch. Dist. No. 9, 478 F. Supp. 2d 1227 (D. Or. 2007). · cites it 6× “ORS § 332.072. The court finds that this factor weighs slightly against finding immunity as it is not given as much weight as the first two factors.”
Marks v. Mckenzie HS Fact-finding Team, 878 P.2d 417 (Or. 1994). · cites it 2× “Moreover, statutes provide that "the district school board is authorized to transact all business coming within the jurisdiction of the district," ORS 332.072, and that one of the duties of a district school board is "[t]o perform such other duties as the wants of the district…”
Rollins v. McMinnville Sch. Dist. 040, No. 3:20-cv-00900 (D. Or. Nov. 27, 2021). “Plaintiffs assert that the school board delegated authority for hiring all personnel to the superintendent who then delegated final policymaking authority for hiring coaches at McMinnville High School to Defendants McIrvin and Fast.”
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