Cal. Education Code - EDC § 37060. Section 37060.
The governing board of a county, a high school district, a union high school district, or a joint union high school district may establish a junior high school or a system of junior high schools.
ARTICLE 5. Junior High Schools [37060. - 37086.]
Cal. Education Code - EDC 5.
in effectCal. Education Code - EDC § 37085. Section 37085.
Any school district within a junior high school or system of junior high schools, maintained by the governing board of a county, union, or joint union high school district, may withdraw from the junior high system when a majority of the qualified voters in the district voting thereat vote in favor of withdrawal.
Cal. Education Code - EDC § 37085.5. Section 37085.5.
If a school district withdraws from a junior high school system pursuant to a vote in favor of withdrawal pursuant to Section 37085, there shall not be an election to reverse that action for at least three complete school years following the date the withdrawal occurs.
Cal. Education Code - EDC § 37086. Section 37086.
Election proceedings may be commenced upon by either of the following means:
(a)
A petition signed by thirty-five percent (35%) of the registered voters residing in the district shall be presented to the county superintendent of schools of the county in which the district is situated, setting forth briefly the reasons for withdrawal and praying that the question be submitted to the voters of this district.
(b)
The governing boards of all school districts involved shall agree that an election be held and shall notify the county superintendent of schools of such agreement.
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