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BOARD MEMBER RESPONSIBILITIES
The legal status of each duly appointed or elected member of the East Feliciana Parish School Board is that of a public official who cannot be removed from his/her office except as provided by state law. The legal obligations pursuant to each Board member shall not commence until he/she has been duly elected or appointed and officially taken office. His/her official capacity as a Board member shall continue until the expiration of his/her term in office, unless otherwise vacated.
Such status does not authorize said member to act for or bind the Board individually. The powers and duties vested in the School Board shall only be exercised by action of the Board as a whole at duly called and organized meetings. In this respect, no motion or resolution shall be declared adopted without the concurrence of a simple majority of the Board present and voting, unless otherwise stipulated by Board policy or state law.
RESPONSIBILITIES
No Board member, by virtue of his/her office, shall exercise any administrative responsibility with respect to the schools or as an individual command the services of any school employee.
The duties and obligations of an individual School Board member may be enumerated as follows:
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To become familiar with school law, regulations of the Louisiana Department of Education, School Board policies and administrative regulations and procedures
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To have a general knowledge of educational philosophy, aims and objectives of the system
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To work harmoniously with other Board members without trying to either dominate the Board or neglect his/her share of the work
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To vote and act in the Board meetings impartially for the good of the district
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To accept the will of the majority vote in all cases and give wholehearted support to the resulting policy
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To represent the Board and the school system to the public in such a way as to promote both interest and support
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To refer complaints to the proper school authorities and to abstain from individual counsel and action
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To act ethically in all matters at all times, thereby representing the school district to the best of one's ability |
Re-Adopted: May 4, 1999
Ref: Constitution of Louisiana, Art. VIII, Sec. 9
La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§17:51, 17:52, 17:81, 17:151, 17:151.1
Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators, Bulletin 741, Louisiana Department of Education
Wood v. Strickland, 95 S.Ct. 992 (1975)
Monell v. Department of Social Services of New York, 98 S.Ct. 2018, 2035-36 (1978)
Owen v. City of Independence, Mo., 98 S.Ct. 3318 (1978)
Harlow v. Fitzgerald, 1102 S. Ct. 2727 (1982)
Board minutes, 10-3-78, 5-4-99
East Feliciana Parish School Board