AA - School District Legal Status
File: AA
School District Legal Status
The legal basis for public education in the district is vested in the will of the people as expressed in the Constitution of Massachusetts and state statutes pertaining to education.
Under the General Laws of Massachusetts,
"... Every town shall maintain... a sufficient number of schools for the instruction of all children who may legally attend a public school therein."
The public educational system of Franklin structurally is a department of the town operated under laws pertaining to education and under regulations of the Massachusetts Board of Education. The area served by the Franklin Public Schools is coterminous with the Town of Franklin.
LEGAL REFS.: Constitution of Massachusetts, Part II, Chapter V, Section II
M.G.L. 71:1
CROSS REF.: BB, School Committee Legal Status
Reviewed; no revisions 4/8/2008; 5/3/2014