79-501. School board; property; maintenance; hiring of superintendent, teachers, and personnel.
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The school board or board of education of a Class I, II, III, or IV school district shall have the care and custody of the schoolhouse and other property of the district and shall have authority to hire a superintendent and the required number of teachers and other necessary personnel.
Members of school board act in a representative capacity and not as individuals. Greer v. Chelewski, 162 Neb. 450, 76 N.W.2d 438 (1956).
School board has no authority to build additions which are not repairs. School Dist. No. 35 of Sherman County v. Randolph, 57 Neb. 546, 77 N.W. 1073 (1899).