State of Emergency
Whenever the governor declares a state of emergency in a school district, the State Board of Education may assign an interim superintendent to the local school district. For states of emergency declared under 37-17-6(11)(b), the State Board of Education may abolish the school district and assume control and administration of the schools formerly constituting the district and appoint an interim superintendent.
The reasons for declaring a state of emergency in a local school district include, but are limited to, the following: