The board of education of each school district shall be a body politic and corporate, and, as such, capable of suing and being sued, contracting and being contracted with, acquiring, holding, possessing, and disposing of real and personal property, and taking and holding in trust for the use and benefit of such district, any grant or devise of land and any donation or bequest of money or other personal property.
Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 3313.17
Corporate powers of the board
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case 41 Ohio App. 2d 209 - North Royalton Education Ass'n v. North Royalton Board of Education (1974)
Most recently applied in Estate v. Fairfield City Sch. Dist. Bd. of Educ. (September 2018)
Effective: October 1, 1953; Latest Legislation: House Bill 1 - 100th General Assembly
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Official source: Ohio Laws & Administrative Rules (Legislative Service Commission). Reproduced from public-domain Ohio statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.