Louisiana § RS 17:154 - Curriculum; length of school periods
Full text of Louisiana Louisiana Civil Code § RS 17:154 — Curriculum; length of school periods, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ RS 17:154. Curriculum; length of school periods
A.(1) The branches of spelling, reading, writing, drawing, arithmetic, geography, grammar, United States history, and health, including alcohol, tobacco, drug, and substance abuse prevention and education, shall be taught in every elementary school. In addition to these, such other branches shall be taught as the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, or the provisions of the state constitution, may require.
(2), (3) Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 686, §2, eff. June 19, 2024.
B. Except as provided in R.S. 17:154.1(A), the minimum daily session, exclusive of all recesses, of every public school shall be three hundred sixty minutes; however, this shall not be construed so as to prevent half-day sessions where the school accommodations are insufficient for all the pupils of the district in a whole-day session. Nor shall it interfere with any arrangement made for the conduct of kindergarten schools; however, in the parish of Orleans the school board may fix the hours of the daily session of the public schools, provided that the minimum number of instructional minutes as required by R.S. 17:154.1(A) is met.
Acts 1991, No. 380, §1; Acts 1998, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 160, §1, eff. July 1, 1998; Acts 2018, No. 694, §1; Acts 2021, No. 230, §1; Acts 2024, No. 686, §2, eff. June 19, 2024.
Source: official Louisiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section RS 17:154 ("Curriculum; length of school periods") is part of the Louisiana Civil Code, the codified statutory law of Louisiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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