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Wis. Stat. § 120.41 (2026)

Composition of school board

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120.41120.41 Composition of school board.
120.41(1)(1) A school board of a unified school district may have 5, 7 or 9 members.
120.41(2)(2) The number of school board members may be changed in accordance with s. 120.02 (1). A plan of apportionment of school board members may be adopted in accordance with s. 120.02 (2).
120.41 HistoryHistory: 1981 c. 20; 1985 a. 225 s. 84; Stats. 1985 s. 120.41.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1974–1981 · leading case: Morrissette v. DeZonia, 217 N.W.2d 377 (Wis. 1974).
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Morrissette v. DeZonia, 217 N.W.2d 377 (Wis. 1974). · cites it 2× “The court apparently felt that the ambiguity created by considering the effect of sec. 120.41, Stats., on sec. 121.54 would in any event prevent the issuance of a writ of mandamus.”
Jt. Sch. Dist. No. 1 v. Wisconsin Rapids Educ. Ass'n, 234 N.W.2d 289 (Wis. 1975). “Sec. 120.41, Stats., dealing with city school districts, provides: “General school law governs the schools of a city school district, insofar as applicable and in harmony with this subchapter.”
City of Beloit ex rel. Beloit City Sch. Bd. v. State Appeal Bd., 309 N.W.2d 392 (Wis. Ct. App. 1981). · cites it 4× “Because sec. 120.41(3), Stats., contemplates the possibility that there may be city territory which is not a part of the city school district, alien district “islands” within a city district are not ipso facto arbitrary and capricious.”
Wis. Stat. § 120.41(3): 1 case
City of Beloit ex rel. Beloit City Sch. Bd. v. State Appeal Bd., 309 N.W.2d 392 (Wis. Ct. App. 1981). “Because sec. 120.41(3), Stats., contemplates the possibility that there may be city territory which is not a part of the city school district, alien district “islands” within a city district are not ipso facto arbitrary and capricious.”
Wis. Stat. § 120.41(8): 1 case
City of Beloit ex rel. Beloit City Sch. Bd. v. State Appeal Bd., 309 N.W.2d 392 (Wis. Ct. App. 1981). “Because sec. 120.41(3), Stats., contemplates the possibility that there may be city territory which is not a part of the city school district, alien district “islands” within a city district are not ipso facto arbitrary and capricious.”
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