Unless otherwise specifically provided in statute with respect to a class of school
district or in a municipal charter, the laws of this title, the laws pertaining to
municipal corporations, and the rules of the State Board shall apply to all school
districts. (Added 1969, No. 298 (Adj. Sess.), § 28; amended 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 59, eff. Feb. 14, 2014.)
Robert A. Skiff, Jr. v. South Burlington Sch. Dist., 201 A.3d 969 (Vt. 2018). “The statute states that the warning for an election must, in separate articles, "specifically indicate the business to be transacted" and "shall also contain any article or articles requested by a petition signed by at least five percent of the voters of the municipality.”
Reilly v. Sw. Vermont Supervisory Union (Vt. Super. Ct. 2016). “” 16 V.S.A. § 551. Section 901a does not specifically state that a school district or supervisory union should be treated differently from other municipalities.”
roxbury v. montpelier-roxbury (Vt. Super. Ct. 2024). “”); 16 V.S.A. § 551 (“Unless otherwise specifically provided in statute with respect to a class of school district or in a municipal charter, the laws of this title, the laws pertaining to municipal corporations, and the rules of the Order Page 5 of 15 24-CV-01453 Town of…”
ortiz v. derby Sch. Dist. (Vt. Super. Ct. 2024). “The Court in that case notes that 16 V.S.A. § 551 incorporates and applies the law of municipalities to school districts, and nothing in Section 901a would exempt it from this broader application.”
Clogston v. Burlington Sch. Dist. (Vt. Super. Ct. 2011). “§ 551 (“Unless otherwise specifically provided with respect to a class of school district, or in the charter of a city, the laws of this title, the laws pertaining to municipal corporations, and the regulations of the state board shall apply to all school districts.”
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