Vermont Statutes Annotated

Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 16, § 701 (2026)

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Subchapter 001 : GENERAL PROVISIONS

(Cite as: 16 V.S.A. § 701)

§ 701. Policy

It is the policy of the State to provide substantially equal educational opportunities for all children in Vermont by authorizing two or more school districts, including an existing union school district, to form a union school district for the purpose of providing for the education of its resident students in the grades for which it is organized, and for the new union school district to be a body politic and corporate with the powers incident to a municipal corporation, with all of the rights and responsibilities that a town school district has in providing for the education of its resident students. Formation of union school districts shall be designed to encourage and support local decisions and actions that provide substantial equity of educational opportunities statewide, lead students to achieve or exceed the State’s Education Quality Standards, maximize operational efficiencies, promote transparency and accountability, and be delivered at a cost that parents, voters, and taxpayers value. (Added 2021, No. 176 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. June 7, 2022.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1979–2002 · leading case: Bethel v. Mount Anthony Union High Sch. Dist., 795 A.2d 1215 (Vt. 2002).

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Bethel v. Mount Anthony Union High Sch. Dist., 795 A.2d 1215 (Vt. 2002). “In 1962, the Bennington, North Bennington, Pownal, Shaftsbury, and Woodford School Districts agreed to form the Mount Anthony Union High School District (MAU District) pursuant to 16 V.S.A. § 701. The' agreement authorized the MAU District to operate schools for the students in…”

Bicknell v. Vergennes Union High Sch. Bd. of Directors, 475 F. Supp. 615 (D. Vt. 1979). “By virtue of Vt.Stat.Ann. tit. 16, § 701(a), the powers afforded the school boards of other school districts are also afforded the school boards of union school districts.”

— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 16, § 701(a) — 1 case

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