|
State |
Law? |
Voting? |
Limited? |
Age? |
Advisory? |
|
Arizona |
No specific law |
Y |
Y - Voted in only |
Y (18 +) |
N |
|
Alaska |
Y |
N |
N/A |
|
Y |
|
California |
Y |
Y |
N |
|
N |
|
Colorado |
N |
|
|
|
|
|
Connecticut |
Y |
N |
N/A |
|
Y |
|
Delaware |
Y |
N |
N/A |
|
Y |
|
Hawai’i |
N |
|
|
|
|
|
Idaho |
N |
|
|
|
|
|
Illinois |
Y |
Y |
Y - Voted in only |
Y (18 +) |
Y |
|
Indiana |
Y |
N |
N/A |
|
Y |
|
Iowa |
No specific law |
UNDETERMINED |
Y |
|
Maine |
Y |
N |
N/A |
|
Y |
|
Maryland |
Y |
Y |
Y -
District-by-district basis |
|
Y |
|
Massachusetts |
Y |
N |
N/A |
|
Y |
|
Michigan |
Y |
N |
N/A |
|
Y |
|
Minnesota |
Y |
N |
N/A |
|
Y |
|
Nebraska |
N |
|
|
|
|
|
Nevada |
Y |
N |
N/A |
|
Y |
|
New Hampshire |
Y |
N |
N/A |
|
Y |
|
New Jersey |
Y |
Y |
Y - Voted in only |
Y (18 +) |
Y |
|
New Mexico |
Y |
N |
N/A |
|
Y |
|
New York |
Y |
N |
N |
|
Y |
|
North Carolina |
Y |
N |
N/A |
|
Y |
|
Ohio |
Y |
Y |
N |
|
N |
|
Oklahoma |
N |
|
|
|
|
|
Oregon |
Y |
N |
N/A |
|
Y |
|
Pennsylvania |
Y |
N |
N/A |
|
Y |
|
Tennessee |
Y |
N |
N/A |
|
Y |
|
Texas |
N |
|
|
|
|
|
Utah |
Y |
N |
N/A |
|
Y |
|
Vermont |
No specific law |
Y |
Y - Voted in only |
|
Y |
|
Virginia |
Y |
N |
N/A |
|
Y |
|
Washington |
Y |
N |
N/A |
|
Y |
|
West Virginia |
N |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Y = 24
N = 8
No specific law = 3 |
Y = 7
N = 27
Not sure = 1 |
Y = 5
N = 3
N/A = 26
Not sure = 1 |
Y = 3 |
Y = 24
N = 11 |
Sources
National School Boards Association.
(2003) “Students serving on local school boards.” Alexandria, VA:
author. Retrieved 4/4/06 from
http://www.nsba.org/site/docs/31800/31749.pdf
(2005). Personal interview with
Michael Peterson by SoundOut staff.
Tools
Students on School
Boards Summary of a
variety of examples, issues, and tools regarding student
representation on school boards.
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