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WV Code § 18-8-7 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 8. Compulsory School Attendance|§18-8-7. Aiding or Abetting Violations of Compulsory Attendance; Penalty

Any person who induces or attempts to induce any child or student unlawfully to absent himself or herself from school, or who harbors or employs any child or student of compulsory school age or any student over sixteen years of age who is enrolled in a school while the school to which he or she belongs and which he or she is required to attend is in session, or who employs such child or student within the term of such school on any day such school is in session without the written permission of the county superintendent of schools, or for a longer period than such work permit may specify shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than $25 nor more than $50 and may be confined in jail not less than ten nor more than thirty days.
WV Code § 18-8-8 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 8. Compulsory School Attendance|§18-8-8. Child Suspended for Failure to Comply With Requirements and Regulations Treated as Unlawfully Absent

If a child be suspended from school because of improper conduct or refusal of such child to comply with the requirements of the school, the school shall immediately notify the county superintendent of such suspension, and specify the time or conditions of such suspension. Further admission of the child to school may be refused until such requirements and regulations be complied with. Any such child shall be treated by the school as being unlawfully absent from the school during the time he refuses to comply with such requirements and regulations, and any person having legal or actual control of such child shall be liable to prosecution under the provisions of this article for the absence of such child from school: Provided, That the county board of education does not exclude or expel the suspended child from school.
WV Code § 18-8-9 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 8. Compulsory School Attendance|§18-8-9. Report and Disposition of Fines Collected

All fines collected under the provisions of this article shall be paid on or before the last day of each calendar month by the magistrate, or other proper official having jurisdiction in the case, to the sheriff and by him credited to the county school fund; and the magistrate shall file with the county superintendent on the last day of each month an itemized statement of all fines paid over to the sheriff.
WV Code § 18-8-10 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 8. Compulsory School Attendance|§18-8-10. Compulsory Education of Deaf and Blind; Offenses; Penalties; Names of Deaf and Blind

Every parent, guardian or other person having control of any mentally normal minor over six years of age, who is defective in sight or hearing to the extent that he cannot be benefited by instruction in the public schools, shall be required to send such minor to the West Virginia schools for the deaf and the blind at Romney. Such minor shall continue to attend such schools for a term of at least thirty-six weeks each year until he has completed the course of instruction prescribed for such schools by the state Board of Education, or has been discharged by the superintendent of said school.Any such deaf or blind minor shall be exempt from attendance at said schools for any of the following reasons: (a) Instruction by a private tutor or in another school approved by the state Board of Education for a time equal to that required by the first paragraph of this section; (b) physical incapacity for school work; (c) any other reason deemed good and sufficient by the superintendent of such schools, with the approval of the state Board of Education.Any parent, guardian or other persons in charge of such minor or minors who fails or refuses to comply with the requirements of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than ten nor more than $30 for each offense. Failure for the period of one week within the school year to send such minor to school shall constitute an offense: Provided, That the time necessary for such minor to travel from his home to the school shall not be counted as time absent from school.Any person who induces or attempts to induce such blind or deaf minor to absent himself from school, or who employs or harbors such minor unlawfully, while said school is in session, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than twenty nor more than $50 for each offense.It shall be the duty of school attendance directors and assistants, prosecuting attorneys, and any special attendance directors appointed by said school for the deaf and the blind to enforce the provisions of this section.The county superintendent of schools shall furnish to the superintendents of the state-supported schools for the deaf and/or blind and to the state Superintendent of Schools the names of persons in his county between the ages of six and eighteen reported to him to be deaf and blind with the names and addresses of their parents or guardians.
WV Code § 18-8-12 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 8. Compulsory School Attendance|§18-8-12. Issuance of a Diploma or Other Appropriate Credential by Public, Private or Home School Administrator

A person who administers a program of secondary education at a public, private or home school that meets the requirements of this chapter may issue a diploma or other appropriate credential to a person who has completed the program of secondary education. Such diploma or credential is legally sufficient to demonstrate that the person meets the definition of having a high school diploma or its equivalent. No state agency or institution of higher learning in this state may reject or otherwise treat a person differently solely on the grounds of the source of such a diploma or credential. Nothing in this section prevents an institution, once a student has been fully admitted, from administering placement tests or other assessments to determine the appropriate placement of students into college-level course sequences or to assess the content thereof for the purposes of determining whether a person meets other requirements for a specific program.
WV Code § 18-8A-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 8A. Attendance of Homeless Children|§18-8A-1. Legislative Findings; Definition of Homeless Child

(a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that because of the growing number of children and families who are homeless in West Virginia there is a need to ensure that all homeless children receive a proper education. It is the intent of the Legislature that no child shall be denied the benefits of a free education in the public schools because the child is homeless.The Legislature further finds that programs and materials must be made available to homeless and at-risk children to assure opportunities for an equal education. Programs shall include, but not be limited to, incorporating the ideas of academic achievement, career exploration, self-esteem enhancement, behavior modification and other programs relating to student development.(b) As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires, "homeless child" means:(1) A child who lacks a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence; or(2) A child who has a primary nighttime residence which is:(i) A supervised, publicly or privately operated shelter designed to provide temporary living accommodations, including welfare hotels, congregate shelters and transitional housing for the mentally ill;(ii) An institution that provides a temporary residence for individuals intended to be institutionalized; or(iii) A public or private place not designed for, nor ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings.(c) "Homeless child" does not include any individual imprisoned or otherwise detained pursuant to an act of Congress or a state law.
WV Code § 18-8A-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 8A. Attendance of Homeless Children|§18-8A-2. Residence of Child

A child considered to be homeless pursuant to the provisions of section one of this article who presently seeks shelter or is located in a school district shall be considered to reside in that school district and may attend public school in that district.
WV Code § 18-8A-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 8A. Attendance of Homeless Children|§18-8A-3. Attendance of Homeless Children

Nothing in this article may be construed to prohibit a child from attending a public school without the payment of tuition solely because the child is homeless as defined in section one of this article.
WV Code § 18-8A-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 8A. Attendance of Homeless Children|§18-8A-4. Report on At-Risk Children

The state Board of Education shall present to the Legislature no later than January 1, 1993, a report which shall include the identification of existing programs which exemplify academic achievement, career exploration, self-esteem enhancement, behavior modification and other programs relating to student development. The report shall also include findings and recommendations for funding such programs so as to provide delivery to all children at-risk of not succeeding in school. The report shall also include teaching techniques and learning strategies and the state board definition of "children at-risk".
WV Code § 18-9-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 9. School Finances|§18-9-2. Elections Under This Chapter; Procedure

Any and all elections authorized by this chapter for school purposes may, unless otherwise provided, be held separately or in connection with any general or special election. Notice of an election shall be given by the publication of the order of the board calling the same as a Class II-0 legal advertisement in compliance with the provisions of article three, chapter fifty-nine of this code, and the publication area for such publication is the territory in which the election is to be held. The order shall be published within fourteen consecutive days next preceding the day of election. All provisions of the law concerning general and special elections apply in these elections insofar as is practicable. In cases of special elections the board calling the election shall appoint necessary election officers. The secretary of the board shall procure and furnish to the election commissioners at each place of voting the ballots, poll books, tally sheets and other election supplies necessary for the election. In calling elections, district and county boards of education shall follow the forms prescribed by the Attorney General. For all elections authorized by this chapter for school purposes, the county commission is the board of canvassers to canvass the returns.
WV Code § 18-9-2a (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 9. School Finances|§18-9-2a. Levies

The board, as provided by section nine, article eight of chapter eleven, shall impose a levy for the maintenance and operation of all schools in the county. This levy shall be uniform throughout the county and the funds shall be distributed and expended without regard to the locality from which collected: Provided, however, That if a majority of the voters of any political subdivision of the county shall file with the board of Education of the county of which such political subdivision is a part, at their budget session as provided by section nine, article eight of chapter eleven, a petition praying for increased salaries, funds for the support and maintenance of libraries, medical and dental clinics, supervision and/or an extension of the school term therein for a given number of months, the board shall extend the term of school for the number of months requested in such petition and shall lay levies sufficiently high on each $100' valuation of taxable property within such political subdivision according to the last assessment thereof for such purpose or purposes as specified in the petition, which levies shall be separated and designated as a special maintenance fund levy and special teachers' fund levy of the political unit for which such levies are laid.All additional levies so authorized shall be made as provided by law and shall in no case exceed the statutory limitation or maximum for the various classes of property of the political subdivision authorizing the same.Upon a petition of one hundred taxpayers of any political subdivision of a county to the board of Education of the county of which such political subdivision is a part, the board of Education shall call an election within said political subdivision for the purpose of authorizing the county board of education to lay special increased rates of levy on the property of said political subdivision, as provided by law, for educational purposes as may be set forth in the petition and in the call for the election.The bonded indebtedness incurred by former magisterial school district boards and independent district boards shall remain the debt of the property originally pledged as security for the payment of the obligation.The county board shall impose separate levies in the manner provided by sections nine and thirteen, article eight, chapter eleven, upon the property in former magisterial districts and independent districts for the payment of current requirements of principal and interest of bonded indebtedness incurred prior to the creation of the county school districts.
WV Code § 18-9-2c (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 9. School Finances|§18-9-2c. Transfer of Funds Remaining After Retirement of School Bonds; Use of Funds

The treasurers of the county boards of education are hereby authorized and directed to transfer to the credit of the school current fund of the boards of education of their respective counties, all remaining funds collected for the retirement of school bonds after such bonds shall have been retired, if the fact of such retirement has been certified by the state sinking fund commission.When such bonds have been retired the state sinking fund commission shall certify the fact of the retirement of such bonds to the treasurer of the board of Education of the county. Such funds shall be used in the same manner as other funds now to the credit of, or which may hereafter be placed to the credit of, the school current fund by the respective county boards of education.
WV Code § 18-9-2d (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 9. School Finances|§18-9-2d. Transfer of Funds for Investment

Any funds of a county board of education raised by levy or by the sale of bonds which cannot be used within a reasonable time may be transferred to the state sinking fund commission for investment, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
WV Code § 18-9-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 9. School Finances|§18-9-3. Collection and Disbursement of School Money by Sheriff; Signing of Orders for Payment of Money; Forgery of Signatures; Penalties

The sheriff shall receive, collect and disburse all levies, and any other school moneys he may receive to the treasurer of the county board of education unless the sheriff has been designated treasurer of the county board pursuant to section six, article nine, chapter eighteen of this code. He shall keep accounts of the money belonging to the several funds and shall credit and charge every amount to the fund to which it belongs. The treasurer of the board of Education shall pay money only upon the order of the board. The order shall specify the amount to be paid, the purpose for which it is paid, and the fund to which it shall be charged. The order shall be signed by the president and shall be countersigned by the secretary: Provided, That such signatures authorizing the payment of such orders may be made by means of such mechanical or electrical device as the board may select. Such mechanical or electrical device for the making of the signatures of the president and secretary shall be safely kept so that no one shall have access thereto except the president and the secretary of the board and such of their respective employees as may be authorized to have access thereto. If any person shall sign the names of the president or secretary of the board of Education, without having authority so to do, by the use of any mechanical or electrical device, or otherwise, or use the facsimile of the signature of either of them on any order, he shall be guilty of forgery; and if any person shall utter or attempt to employ as true such forged order, knowing the same to be forged, he shall, in either event, be guilty of a felony, and, upon conviction, shall be confined in the penitentiary not less than two nor more than ten years.
WV Code § 18-9-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 9. School Finances|§18-9-4. Nonpayment of Order; Liability of Treasurer of County Board

If, when an order of any county board of education is presented to the treasurer of the board, there are no funds to pay the same, the person entitled to receive the sum of money specified in such order may require the treasurer to endorse thereon, or write across the face thereof, the words "presented for payment," with the proper date, and sign the same; and the order, if it was due at the time of presentment, shall in such case be payable with legal interest from such date.Any such order not paid when presented as aforesaid shall again be presented to the treasurer of the county board for payment by the person entitled to receive the money thereon not later than December 1, after such endorsement, and if not so presented, no further interest shall be allowed or paid on such order thereafter, until such order shall be so presented and endorsed as aforesaid a second time by the treasurer, and in no case shall interest be allowed or paid on such order for the period of time elapsed from December 1, following the first endorsement of such order by the treasurer and the date when such order is presented for payment or endorsement by the treasurer a second time.In no event shall any such order bear interest for a longer period than one year and six months from date of its issue. But if the treasurer of the county board, having funds to pay the same, fails to pay any proper order of any Board of Education of his county, properly endorsed, when presented to him during business hours by a person entitled to receive the money therein specified, if the same be then due and payable, he and his sureties, and the personal representatives of such of them as are dead, shall be liable to the person entitled to receive the money due on said order for the whole amount due thereon at the time of such presentation, with legal interest on such amount from that time until payment, and ten percent on the same amount as damages.
WV Code § 18-9-6a (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 9. School Finances|§18-9-6a. County Board of Education Treasurer Authorized to Make Funds Available to State Board of Investments; Allocation of Income

Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, when it appears to any of the various county boards of education that funds on deposit in its demand deposit account exceed the current requirements or demands, and it further be determined by the treasurer for such county board of education that the available interest rate offered by an acceptable depository in such treasurer's county be less than the interest rate, net of administrative fees referred to in article six, chapter twelve of this code, offered it through the state Board of Investments, the county board of education treasurer may, with the approval in writing of each county board of education whose funds are involved, make such funds available to the state Board of Investments for investment in accordance with the provisions of said article six, chapter twelve of the code. Any county board of education treasurer may enter into an agreement with any state agency from which they receive funds to allow such funds to be transferred to their investment account with the state Board of Investments.Any income earned on such investment shall be allocated by such treasurer to the board of Education whose funds were made available, such allocation to be made in accordance with the accounting and allocation principles established by the board of Investments.
WV Code § 18-9A-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 9A. Public School Support|§18-9A-1. Legislative Findings; Public School Support Plan

The Legislature finds and declares that the future of education in this state is dependent upon a plan of financial support for the public schools which provides for a fair and adequate pay scale for teachers sufficient to ensure teacher excellence, as well as adequate financial support for the public schools generally; upon an economic base which ensures levels of revenue sufficient to fund the public schools; and upon independent professional management of public funds in order to assure a climate of financial stability and responsibility in which construction and maintenance of school facilities becomes possible.The plan of support for the public schools, which will be known as the West Virginia public school support plan, will fix statutorily both state and county responsibility for the financing of the same. In enacting this plan, the Legislature has in mind the following purpose: To effect a basic foundation support plan that shall provide for program growth which will assure more equitable educational opportunity for all children and youth irrespective of where they may live.
WV Code § 18-9A-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 18. Education|Article 9A. Public School Support|§18-9A-3. Total State Basic Foundation Program

The total basic foundation program for the state for any year shall be the sum of the computed costs for the counties in aggregate, as hereinafter determined, for the following:(1) Allowance for professional educators;(2) Allowance for service personnel;(3) Allowance for fixed charges;(4) Allowance for transportation cost;(5) Allowance for administrative cost;(6) Allowance for other current expense and substitute employees; and(7) Allowance to improve instructional programs.