D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 5, r. 5-E3601
Existing school buildings that have been specifically replaced by newly constructed buildings, as indicated by the designation of the project in the capital budget as a replacement, shall automatically be declared closed by the Board of Education upon acceptance of the new building from the government of the District of Columbia.
The Superintendent of Schools shall be responsible for the relocation of students and programs housed in schools replaced and closed pursuant to § 3601.1.
The Superintendent shall make appropriate recommendations to the Board of Education for any boundary changes required when a school is closed under § 3601.2, and shall make recommendations on the disposition of the closed building(s) pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
All temporary and demountable structures shall be phased out and closed as soon as students and programs housed in these structures can be relocated and appropriate boundary changes, if required, are approved by the Board of Education.
It shall be a priority of the Board of Education to relocate students and programs from overcrowded school buildings in order to alleviate the overcrowding, and the Superintendent of Schools shall make recommendations for boundary changes, if required, in order to relocate the students and programs in the overcrowded buildings.
D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 5, r. 5-E3601