The legal name of the school district is the Grand Rapids Public School District. The District is a general powers school district within the meaning of the Michigan Revised School Code, MCL 3 80.1, et seq. The legal basis for the District is vested in the will of the people as expressed in the Michigan Constitution, the statutes pertaining to education, various court interpretations, and the powers implied by the laws listed above.
The Board, on its own behalf and on behalf of the electors of the District, retains and reserves, without limitations, all powers, rights, authority, duties, and responsibilities conferred upon and vested in it by the laws and the Constitution of the State of Michigan and/or the United States and those outlined in the Michigan School Code. The District is governed by the Board. A principal function of the Board is to adopt bylaws and policies that are reasonable and necessary to guide present and future Board and District decision-making and operations. The adoption, amendment, or repeal of bylaws or policies requires the vote of a majority of the Board members elected and serving.
Bylaws and policies supplement the wide body of federal and state statutory and regulatory law that applies to public school districts in the State of Michigan. Federal and state law supersede these bylaws and policies, to the extent of any inconsistency. The Board has determined that it is not reasonable or necessary to attempt to replicate federal or Michigan statutes or regulations in these Bylaws and Policies.
