On May 22, 1933, the West Virginia legislature passed a bill overhauling the state education system, replacing independent and magisterial school districts with 55 county school boards.
Learn more:
"Bill in Brief" (County School Unit Plan)
"Fundamental Provisions of School Measure
Unchanged" (County School Unit Plan)
"County Unit Fight Ends As House Adopts Joint
Committee Compromise" (County School Unit Plan)
Legislation Permitting the Establishment of the
County Unit Plan of School Organization
West Virginia Board of Education Minutes
Establishing Regulations for County Boards of Education
William W. Trent Collection