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 having the custody and care of twelve or more of such children the board shall organize a school and employ a teacher and if no suitable room for such school can be leased or rented the board shall call a meeting of the voters of the district for the selection and purchase of a school-house site therefor, and the purchase or erection of a school house as provided for in Section 11 of this article. If at such meeting no such site be selected, or if it be not voted to erect or purchase a school house for such school, the board shall select and purchase a school-house site, and erect, purchase or move thereon a school house at a cost of not more than seven hundred (700) dollars for such school house and furniture therefor.

§ 84. SCHOOL TERMS, HOW ARRANGED-WHEN SCHOOL MAY BE DISCONTINUED.] The district board shall determine and fix the length of time the schools in the district shall be taught in each year, and when each term of school shall begin and end. It shall so arrange such terms as to accommodate and furnish school privileges equally and equitably to pupils of all ages; Provided, That every common school shall be kept in session for not less than four months in each school year; and in every district in which the number of persons of school age is an average of fifteen or more to the school, each school shall be kept in session for not less than six months in each school year; Provided, further, That any school may be discontinued when the average attendance of pupils therein for ten consecutive days shall be less than four, and all contracts between school boards and teachers shall contain a provision that no compensation shall be received by such teacher from the date of such discontinuance or when with the consent of a majority of the patrons of such school, proper and convenient school facilities can be provided for the pupils therein in some other school.

§ 85. ADDITIONAL SCHOOL TIME.] If the majority of the patrons of any school averaging for its last term twelve or more pupils in daily attendance, shall petition the board to continue such school for an additional time, not exceeding nine months in any school year, the board shall continue such school for that length of time, if there be funds in the treasury sufficient for that purpose.

§ 86. DISTRICT HIGH SCHOOLS HOW ESTABLISHED-CONTROL OF.] In any district containing four or more common schools and having an enumeration of sixty or more persons of school age residing therein, the board may call, and if petitioned so to do by ten or more voters in the district shall call a meeting of the voters of the district in the manner prescribed in Section 11 to determine the question of the establishment of a district high school. If a majority of the voters at such meeting vote in favor of establishing such high school, the meeting shall further proceed to select a site therefor and to provide for the erection or purchase of a