§18-3-9a Authority of state superintendent as to fire hazards and safety of buildings. - West Virginia Statutes

§18-3-9a. Authority of state superintendent as to fire hazards and safety of buildings.

Whenever any county board shall fail to comply with an order of the state fire marshal for correction of fire hazards in any public school building, the state superintendent shall close the building, or the unsafe part thereof, until the board complies with such order. The state superintendent shall also have the power and authority to inspect any public school building and to order the making of such repairs or alterations as may be necessary to put the building into a safe condition.