115C-517. Acquisition of sites. Local boards of education may acquire suitable sites for schoolhouses or other school facilities either within or without the local school administrative unit; but no school may be operated by a local school administrative unit outside its own boundaries, although other school facilities such as repair shops, may be operated outside […]
115C-518. Disposition of school property; easements and rights-of-way. (a) When in the opinion of any local board of education the use of any building site or other real property or personal property owned or held by the board is unnecessary or undesirable for public school purposes, the local board of education may dispose of such […]
115C-519. Deeds to property. All deeds to school property shall, after registration, be delivered to the superintendent of the local school administrative unit in which the property is located and he shall provide a safe place for preserving all such deeds. (1955, c. 1372, art. 15, s. 3; 1981, c. 423, s. 1.)
115C-520. Vehicles owned by boards of education. All school buses, trucks, automobiles and other motor vehicles owned by local boards of education and used for transporting pupils to and from school or used by other school personnel in the performance of their work, shall be exempt from taxation, but all such vehicles shall be duly […]
115C-521. Erection of school buildings. (a) It shall be the duty of local boards of education to provide classroom facilities adequate to meet the requirements of G.S. 115C-47(10) and 115C-301. Local boards of education shall submit their long-range plans for meeting school facility needs to the State Board of Education by January 1, 1988, and […]
115C-521.1. Building standards for preschool students. A public school that voluntarily applies for a child care facility license may use an existing or newly constructed classroom in a public school for three- and four-year-old preschool students without modifications to the classroom or building if the classroom: (1) Has at least one toilet and one sink […]
115C-522. Provision of equipment for buildings. (a) It shall be the duty of local boards of education to purchase or exchange all supplies, equipment, and materials, and these purchases shall be made in accordance with Article 8 of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes. These purchases may be made from contracts made by the Department […]
115C-523. Care of school property. It shall be the duty of every teacher and principal in charge of school buildings to instruct the children in the proper care of public property, and it is their duty to exercise due care in the protection of school property against damage, either by defacement of the walls and […]
115C-523.1. Duty to insure public school property. (a) The local board of education of every local school administrative unit in the public school system of this State, in order to safeguard the investment made in public schools, shall: (1) Insure and keep insured to the extent of not less than eighty percent (80%) of the […]
115C-523.2. Flood insurance. (a) The local board of education of every local school administrative unit in the public school system of this State, in order to safeguard the investment made in public schools, shall insure and keep insured to the extent of not less than eighty percent (80%) of the current insurable value, as determined […]
115C-524. Repair of school property; use of buildings for other than school purposes. (a) Repair of school buildings is subject to the provisions of G.S. 115C-521(c) and (d). (a1) Local boards of education may employ personnel who are licensed to perform maintenance and repairs on school property for plumbing, heating, and fire sprinklers pursuant to […]
115C-525. Fire prevention. (a) Duty of Principal Regarding Fire Hazards. – The principal of every public school in the State shall have the following duties regarding fire hazards during periods when he is in control of a school: (1) Every principal shall make certain that all corridors, halls, and tower stairways which are used for […]
115C-526. Reward for information leading to arrest of persons damaging school property. Local boards of education are authorized and empowered to offer and pay rewards in an amount not exceeding three hundred dollars ($300.00) for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any persons who willfully deface, damage, destroy or commit acts of vandalism […]
115C-527. Use of schools and other public buildings for political meetings. The governing authority having control over schools or other public buildings which have facilities for group meetings, or where polling places are located, is hereby authorized and directed to permit the use of such buildings without charge, except custodial and utility fees, by political […]
115C-528. Lease purchase and installment purchase contracts for certain equipment. (a) Local boards of education may purchase or finance the purchase of automobiles; school buses; mobile classroom units; food service equipment, photocopiers; athletic lighting; and computers, computer hardware, computer software, and related support services by lease purchase contracts and installment purchase contracts as provided in […]
115C-529. Useful life guidelines. The Department of Information Technology shall develop and annually revise guidelines for determining the useful life of computers purchased under G.S. 115C-528. The Division of Purchase and Contract shall develop and periodically revise guidelines for determining the useful life of automobiles, school buses, and photocopiers purchased under G.S. 115C-528. The Local […]
115C-530. Operational leases of school buildings and school facilities. (a) Local boards of education may enter into operational leases of real or personal property for use as school buildings or school facilities. Operational leases for terms of less than three years shall not be subject to the approval of the board of county commissioners. Operational […]
