District to furnish suitable facilities; adoption of courses of study

Each school district shall provide, for all children who reside in the district and are required to attend the public schools therein and those who reside therein or elsewhere and are entitled or permitted to attend the schools of the district pursuant to law, suitable educational facilities including proper school buildings and furniture and equipment, convenience of access thereto, and courses of study suited to the ages and attainments of all pupils between the ages of five and 20 years, either in schools within the district convenient of access to the pupils, or as provided by article 2 of chapter 38 of this title, but no course of study shall be adopted or altered except by the recorded roll call majority vote of the full membership of the board of education of the district.

L.1967, c.271.