(1) A school district organized as a school district of the first class shall be governed by this part, by the provisions of article 2 which are not inconsistent with this part, and by articles 3 and 4.
    (2) A school district governed by this part shall be known as the “school district of the city of __________,” and shall be under the jurisdiction of the first class school district board.

Terms Used In Michigan Laws 380.401

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
    (3) The first class school district board shall be a body corporate under the name and title of “the board of education of the school district of the city of __________” and under that name may sue and be sued.