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sciendum est (sI-en-d<<schwa>>m est). [Latin] Roman law. It is to be known or understood. • This phrase often introduced a particular topic or explanation. [Blacks Law 8th]

science of legislation.See LAW REFORM. [Blacks Law 8th]

Science and Technology Directorate.The division of the Department of Homeland Security responsible for coordinating research and development, including preparing for and responding to terrorist threats involving weapons of mass destruction. • The Directorate also works with the Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Countermeasures Program and the Environmental Measurements Lab in the Department of Energy, the…

school land.See LAND. [Blacks Law 8th]

school district.A political subdivision of a state, created by the legislature and invested with local powers of self-government, to build, maintain, fund, and support the public schools within its territory and to otherwise assist the state in administering its educational responsibilities. [Cases: Schools 21. C.J.S. Schools and School Districts §§ 14–17, 21.] consolidated school district.A…

school bond.See BOND(3). [Blacks Law 8th]

school board.An administrative body, made up of a number of directors or trustees, responsible for overseeing public schools within a city, county, or district. Cf. BOARD OF EDUCATION. [Cases: Schools 51. C.J.S. Schools and School Districts §§ 110–111.] [Blacks Law 8th]

private school.A school maintained by private individuals, religious organizations, or corporations, funded, at least in part, by fees or tuition, and open only to pupils selected and admitted based on religious affiliations or other particular qualifications. [Cases: Schools 1. C.J.S. Schools and School Districts §§ 2, 807.] public school.An elementary, middle, or high school established…

school,n.1. An institution of learning and education, esp. for children. [Cases: Schools 11. C.J.S. Schools and School Districts §§ 4, 74, 76, 396–398.] “Although the word ‘school’ in its broad sense includes all schools or institutions, whether of high or low degree, the word ‘school’ frequently has been defined in constitutions and statutes as referring…

schism (siz-<<schwa>>m orskiz-<<schwa>>m).1. A breach or rupture; a division, esp. among members of a group, as of a union. 2. A separation of beliefs and doctrines by persons of the same organized religion, religious denomination, or sect. [Cases: Religious Societies 23, 35. C.J.S. Religious Societies §§ 70, 98–100.] “It has been held that the civil…