Part 4 — Board Powers and Elections Division 1 Board Powers
53 General powers and duties of boards
(a) establish, maintain and im plement policies necessary for
fulfilling its responsibilities under section 33,
(b) ensure that all policies ar e available and accessible to
students, parents, board employees and others affected by
the policies,
(c) in co-operation with schoo l councils, provide for parental
and community engagement in schools, and
(d) maintain, repair, furnish and keep in good order all its r eal
and personal property.
(2) A board may
(a) subject to section 18 and any regulations under this Act,
develop, acquire or offer courses or programs,
(b) subject to sections 18 and 18.1 and any regulations under
this Act, develop or acquire instructional materials for use in
courses or programs or in schools, and
(c) make policies, subject to any regulations under this Act,
respecting the establishment, administration, management
and operation of
(i) schools operated by the board, or
(ii) school buses and other vehicles used for the purposes of
the board.
2012 cE-0.3 s53;2024 c14 s10