Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 1342.25
October 30, 1996
ASD(FMP)
SUBJECT: School Boards for Department of Defense Domestic Dependent
Elementary and Secondary Schools (DDESS)
References: (a) Section 2164 of title 10, United States Code, as added by Section
351(a) of Public Law 103-337, “The National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 1995,” October 5, 1994
(b) DoD Directive 1342.21, "Department of Defense Section 6 Schools,"
October 13, 1992
(c) U.S. Constitution
(d) Joint Travel Regulations, Volume 2, “Department of Defense Civilian
Personnel,” current edition
1. PURPOSE
This Instruction implements policy, assigns responsibilities, and prescribes procedures
for the establishment and operation of elected school boards for schools operated by
the Department of Defense under references (a) and (b).
2. APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE
This Instruction:
2.1. Applies to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), the Military
Departments, (including the Coast Guard when operating as a Service of the
Department of the Navy or by agreement between the Department of Defense and the
Department of Transportation), the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the
Combatant Commands, the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, the Defense Agencies, and the
DoD Field Activities.
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