118.02(10)(10)September 28, Frances Willard Day.
118.02(11)(11)October 9, Leif Erikson Day.
118.02(12)(12)October 12, Christopher Columbus’ birthday.
118.02(13)(13)November 11,Veterans Day.
118.02 HistoryHistory: 1975 c. 204, 219, 398, 422; 1979 c. 214, 301, 355; 1985 a. 232; 1987 a. 11, 16, 403; 1989 a. 146; 1993 a. 333; 1999 a. 83; 2001 a. 16, 20, 104, 105; 2003 a. 305; 2005 a. 149; 2009 a. 309; 2021 a. 213.
118.025118.025Arbor day observance. The principal of a public, private, or tribal school may request one free tree provided from state forest nurseries by the department of natural resources under s. 28.06 for each 4th grade pupil in the school for planting in conjunction with an annual observance and celebration of arbor day.
118.025 HistoryHistory: 1981 c. 59; 2009 a. 302.
118.03118.03Textbooks.
118.03(1)(1)The school board shall adopt all the textbooks necessary for use in the schools under its charge. The list of the adopted books shall be filed with the school district clerk.
118.03(2)(2)The school board may purchase textbooks and sell them to the pupils at cost or it may designate agents of the school district to sell the textbooks to the pupils. The agents, at stated times, shall make settlement with the school district for books sold. The agents may add a selling commission which shall not exceed 10 percent of the net price.
118.03(3)(3)No dealer in textbooks may sell any books at a price to exceed 15 percent above the net list prices, transportation added thereto.
118.03(4)(4)Any person violating this section may be fined not less than $25 nor more than $100.
118.03 HistoryHistory: 1983 a. 412.
118.035118.035School uniforms.
118.035(1)(1)In this section, “school” means a public school and includes a charter school other than a charter school under s. 118.40 (2r) or (2x).
118.035(2)(2)A school board may adopt a policy that requires all pupils enrolled in school in the school district, or all pupils enrolled in one or more schools in the school district, to wear a uniform while in school or while under the supervision of a school authority.
118.035(3)(3)If a school board adopts a policy under sub. (2), it shall do all of the following:
118.035(3)(a)(a) Establish a method whereby the parent or guardian of a pupil enrolled in a school in which the policy is in effect may exempt his or her child from complying with the policy.
118.035(3)(b)(b) Ensure that no pupil is penalized academically or otherwise discriminated against because the pupil’s parent or guardian has chosen to exempt the pupil from complying with the policy.
118.035(3)(c)(c) Notify each parent or guardian of a pupil enrolled in a school in which the policy will be implemented of the policy at least 3 months before the school board implements the policy.
118.035(3)(d)(d) Assist economically disadvantaged pupils to obtain the uniforms.
118.035(4)(4)The requirements under sub. (3) do not apply to any school board that has in effect on September 1, 2001, a school uniform policy for pupils enrolled in a school in the school district and has had such a policy in effect continuously since that date.
118.035(6)(6)Nothing in this section affects the authority of a school board to require pupils to wear uniforms for extracurricular activities, and the provisions of sub. (3) do not apply to such a requirement.
118.035 HistoryHistory: 2001 a. 16; 2015 a. 55; 2017 a. 143.
118.04118.04Summer classes. Any school board may elect to operate summer classes or to permit pupils to attend summer classes operated by another school district on a tuition basis if the school district of operation will accept them. Sections 118.15 and 118.16 shall not apply to summer classes. Every school board electing to operate summer classes:
118.04(1)(1)Shall make rules governing attendance and cause them to be spread on the school board minutes.
118.04(2)(2)May accord to children living in the school district during the summer session the status of residents of the school district for the purpose of attendance at summer classes, even though the children were not regular residents of the school district during the preceding regular school session, but any such children who are not legal residents of the state shall not be counted in computing the state aid to which the school district is entitled.
118.04(3)(3)May permit children from another school district to attend summer classes upon payment of nonresident tuition.
118.04(4)(4)Shall not charge tuition for attendance at summer classes or interim session classes of pupils who are residents of the school district if the school board receives aid for such classes under s. 121.14 (1) (a). The school board may establish and collect reasonable fees for social, recreational, or extracurricular summer classes or interim session classes and programs which are neither credited toward graduation nor aided under s. 121.14.