Title 25IndiansRelease 119-73

§292a Discontinuance of boarding and day schools having small attendance

Title 25 › Chapter CHAPTER 7— - EDUCATION OF INDIANS › § 292a

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Close boarding schools averaging under 45 pupils on reservations or under 80 pupils off reservations, and close day schools averaging under 8 pupils, by the start of the next fiscal year. Transfer students first to Indian day or State public schools, then to nearby boarding schools if space. Return any money provided for closed schools to the U.S. Treasury immediately.

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Title 25, §292a

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All reservation and nonreservation boarding schools with an average attendance in any year of less than forty-five and eighty pupils, respectively, shall be discontinued on or before the beginning of the ensuing fiscal year. The pupils in schools so discontinued shall be transferred first, if possible, to Indian day schools or State public schools; second, to adjacent reservation or nonreservation boarding schools, to the limit of the capacity of said schools: Provided, That all day schools with an average attendance in any year of less than eight shall be discontinued on or before the beginning of the ensuing fiscal year: Provided further, That all moneys appropriated for any school discontinued pursuant to this section or for other cause shall be returned immediately to the Treasury of the United States.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section is from the Interior Department Appropriation Act, 1930. Similar provisions were contained in the following prior appropriation acts: Mar. 7, 1928, ch. 137, 45 Stat. 215. Jan. 12, 1927, ch. 27, 44 Stat. 947.
May 10, 1926, ch. 277, 44 Stat. 468. Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 462, 43 Stat. 1155.
June 5, 1924, ch. 264, 43 Stat. 404. Jan. 24, 1923, ch. 42, 42 Stat. 1182.
May 24, 1922, ch. 199, 42 Stat. 562. Mar. 3, 1921, ch. 119, 41 Stat. 1227. Feb. 14, 1920, ch. 75, 41 Stat. 410.

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Citation

25 U.S.C. § 292a

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Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73