Title 38 — Educational Institutions.
65 chapters · 836 sections in this title.
D.C. Code § 38-701 Textbooks and supplies furnished without charge
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(a) The Board of Education shall issue to each student of the public elementary schools, public junior high schools, and public senior high schools textbooks, workbooks, and adequate instructional materials for each core curriculum subject, free of charge, by the second week of e…
D.C. Code § 38-702 Books remain District property
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All books purchased by the Board of Education shall be held as property of the District of Columbia and shall be loaned to pupils under such conditions as the Board of Education may prescribe.
D.C. Code § 38-703 Liability for damaged books
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Parents and guardians of pupils shall be responsible for all books loaned to the children in their charge and shall be held liable for the full price of every such book destroyed, lost, or so damaged as to be made unfit for use by other pupils.
D.C. Code § 38-704 Limitation on purchases
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The Board of Education shall purchase for use in the public schools only such books and supplies as shall have been duly recommended by the Superintendent of Schools and formally approved by the Board of Education.
D.C. Code § 38-705 Sale or exchange authorized
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The Board of Education, in its discretion, is authorized to make exchange or to sell books or other educational supplies which are no longer desired for school use.
D.C. Code § 38-706 Expense of textbooks and supplies
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The Board of Education is authorized to provide for the necessary expenses of purchase, distribution, care, and preservation of said textbooks and educational supplies out of money appropriated under authority of this chapter.