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Current as of January 01, 2026 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
If any person, duly elected a school director, shall refuse to attend a regular meeting of the board, after having personally received written notice from the secretary to appear and enter upon the duties of his office; or if any person having taken upon him the duties of his office, as director, shall neglect to attend any three regular meetings of the board in succession, unless detained by sickness, or prevented by absence from the district, or shall refuse to act in his official capacity, when in attendance, for three regular meetings, the directors present shall have power to declare his seat in the board vacant, and appoint another in his stead to serve until the next municipal election.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 53 P.S. Municipal and Quasi-Municipal Corporations § 16705. Refusal or neglect of director to attend meetings - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-53-ps-municipal-and-quasimunicipal-corporations/pa-st-sect-53-16705/
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