§ 2503. Powers and duties of board of education. Subject to the\nprovisions of this chapter, the board of education:\n 1. Shall perform any duty imposed upon or exercise any power granted\nto boards of education of city school districts or union free school\ndistricts or trustees of common school districts under this chapter or\nother statutes, or the rules of the regents and regulations of the\ncommissioner of education so far as they may be applicable to the school\nor other educational affairs of a city school district, and not\ninconsistent with the provisions of this article.\n 2. Shall prescribe such regulations and by-laws as may be necessary to\nmake effectual the provisions of this chapter and for the conduct of the\nproceedings of said board and the transaction of its business affairs,\nfor the general management, operation, control, maintenance and\ndiscipline of the schools, and of all other educational, social or\nrecreational activities and other interests under its charge or\ndirection.\n 3. Shall have in all respects the superintendence, management and\ncontrol of the educational affairs of the district, and, therefore,\nshall have all the powers reasonably necessary to exercise powers\ngranted expressly or by implication and to discharge duties imposed\nexpressly or by implication by this chapter or other statutes.\n 4. a. Shall establish and maintain such free elementary schools, high\nschools, training schools, vocational and industrial schools, technical\nschools, night schools, part-time schools, vacation schools, schools for\nadults, schools for physically or mentally handicapped or delinquent\nchildren or such other schools or classes as such board shall deem\nnecessary to meet the needs and demands of the city.\n b. May maintain public libraries pursuant to section two hundred\nfifty-five of this chapter, or may contract with any public library or\nany free association library registered by the regents pursuant to\nsection two hundred fifty-six thereof; may organize and maintain public\nlecture courses; and shall establish and equip such playgrounds,\nrecreation centers and social centers as the board from time to time\nshall deem proper.\n c. Shall authorize the general courses of study which shall be given\nin the schools and shall approve the content of such courses before they\nbecome operative.\n d. Shall authorize and determine the textbooks to be used in the\nschools under its jurisdiction; and shall regulate the admission of\npupils and their transfer from one class, or grade to another as their\nscholarship shall warrant; and shall determine the school where each\npupil shall attend.\n 5. Shall create, abolish, maintain and consolidate such positions,\ndivisions, boards or bureaus as, in its judgment, may be necessary for\nthe proper and efficient administration of its work; shall appoint\nproperly qualified persons to fill such positions, including a\nsuperintendent of schools, such associate, assistant and other\nsuperintendents, directors, supervisors, principals, teachers,\nlecturers, special instructors, medical inspectors, nurses, claims\nauditors, deputy claims auditors, attendance officers, secretaries,\nclerks, custodians, janitors and other employees and other persons or\nexperts in educational, social or recreational work or in the business\nmanagement or direction of its affairs as said board shall determine\nnecessary for the efficient management of the schools and other\neducational, social, recreational and business activities; and shall\ndetermine their duties except as otherwise provided herein.\n 6. Shall have the care, custody, control, safekeeping and maintenance\nof all school property or other property used for educational, social or\nrecreational work of the district, and shall prescribe rules and\nregulations for the preservation of such property. This subdivision\nshall not apply to property used for social or recreational programs of\nmunicipalities not establ
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