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Hon. William L. Taylor, page 2 (V-1225)
The precise question involved herein Lte
Can and does there exist a valid oral
contract for the school years 1951-1952 and
1952-1953 between the Superintendent and the
Board of Trustees of the Halleville Rural
High School Distriot under the submitted
facts and lave applicable thereto?
Article 2922k, V.C.8., provides in parts
"All rural high schools within a rural
high school district herein provided for
shall be under the immediate control of the
board of school trustees for such rural high
schools, and such board of school trustees
shall be under the control and supervision
of the county superintendent and county board
of school trustees, and shall be sub ec
the sn. provision of law a ndrestrict onq
that comonsch oos are now su bec t,
(Emphasis ade.)
According to Bulletin 512 of the Texas Educa-
tion Agency for 1950-1951, the Hallaville Rural High
School District is classified as a common school dis-
trict. Art. 2922b, V.C.S. By virtue of Article 2922k,
it is subject to the same provisions of law and restric-
tions that common schools are now subject.
Articles 2749, 2750, 2750a-l, and 2693, V.C.S,,
insofar as pertinent to teacher contract matters of con-
mon school districts, apply also to rural high school dies
tricts classified as common school districts. Att'y Gen.
Op. 0-7009 (1946).
Article 2749 provides in parts
"Said trustees ff a common school disl
trick shall have the management and control
of the public schools . . . They shall have
the pover to employ . . teachers . . .
They shall contract with teachers and manage
and supervise the schools, subject to the
rules and regulations of the county and Stets
Superintendents; they shall approve all claims
against school funds of their district; pro-
vided, that the trustees, in making contracts
with teachers, shall not create a deficiency
debt against the district.'
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Texas. Attorney-General's Office. Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-1225, text, July 31, 1951; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth266043/m1/2/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.