diff --git a/src/Handler/Sheet/Form.hs b/src/Handler/Sheet/Form.hs
index 64155bdad..9d827f9a9 100644
--- a/src/Handler/Sheet/Form.hs
+++ b/src/Handler/Sheet/Form.hs
@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ makeSheetForm cId msId template = identifyForm FIDsheet . validateForm validateS
       (Just sId) -> liftHandler $ runDB $ getFtIdMap sId
     MsgRenderer mr <- getMsgRenderer
     ctime <- ceilingQuarterHour <$> liftIO getCurrentTime
+    mSchoolAuthorshipStatement <- liftHandler . runDB . runMaybeT $ do
+      Entity _ Course{courseSchool} <- MaybeT . getEntity $ cId
+      Entity _ School{..} <- MaybeT . getEntity $ courseSchool
+      statementId <- MaybeT . return $ bool Nothing schoolSheetAuthorshipStatementDefinition (schoolSheetAuthorshipStatementMode /= SchoolAuthorshipStatementModeNone)
+      MaybeT . getEntity $ statementId
+      -- TODO: compare versions: school > msId if school statement is newer than msId statement, msId > school otherwise (TODO: add lastEdited to model)
     sheetPersonalisedFilesForm <- makeSheetPersonalisedFilesForm $ template >>= sfPersonalF
     flip (renderAForm FormStandard) html $ SheetForm
       <$> areq (textField & cfStrip & cfCI) (fslI MsgSheetName)         (sfName        <$> template)
@@ -99,7 +105,7 @@ makeSheetForm cId msId template = identifyForm FIDsheet . validateForm validateS
       <*> apopt checkBoxField (fslI MsgSheetAnonymousCorrection & setTooltip MsgSheetAnonymousCorrectionTip) (sfAnonymousCorrection <$> template)
       <*> correctorForm (maybe mempty sfCorrectors template)
       <*  aformSection MsgSheetAuthorshipStatement
-      <*> optionalActionA (apreq htmlField (fslI MsgSheetAuthorshipStatement) (join $ sfAuthorshipStatement <$> template)) (fslI MsgSheetAuthorshipStatementRequired & setTooltip MsgSheetAuthorshipStatementRequiredTip) (is _Just . sfAuthorshipStatement <$> template)  -- TODO: if template is empty, use school definition as default  -- TODO: disable option and set accordingly if school mode prevents edits
+      <*> optionalActionA (apreq htmlField (fslI MsgSheetAuthorshipStatement) (join (sfAuthorshipStatement <$> template) <|> authorshipStatementDefinitionContent . entityVal <$> mSchoolAuthorshipStatement)) (fslI MsgSheetAuthorshipStatementRequired & setTooltip MsgSheetAuthorshipStatementRequiredTip) ((is _Just . sfAuthorshipStatement <$> template) <|> (pure $ is _Just mSchoolAuthorshipStatement))  -- TODO: disable option and set accordingly if school mode prevents edits
   where
     makeSheetPersonalisedFilesForm :: Maybe SheetPersonalisedFilesForm -> MForm Handler (AForm Handler SheetPersonalisedFilesForm)
     makeSheetPersonalisedFilesForm template' = do