Rhode Island § 16-12-4 - Rights and Duties of Teachers Generally
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§ 16-12-4. Rights and Duties of Teachers Generally
R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-12-4
§ 16-12-4. Register of pupils — Reports required by school authorities.
(a) Every teacher in any public or private school shall keep a register of the names of all the students attending the school, their sex and age, names of parents or guardians, the time when each student enters and leaves the school, and their daily attendance, and shall prepare any report required by the school committee or department of elementary and secondary education.
(b) The school committee may establish an alternative method of keeping the register provided that all required information is furnished to the department of elementary and secondary education.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 61, § 5; G.L. 1909, ch. 68, § 6; P.L. 1922, ch. 2234, § 13; G.L. 1923,
ch. 71, § 6; G.L. 1938, ch. 180, § 6; impl. am. P.L. 1951, ch. 2752, § 21; G.L. 1956,
§ 16-12-4; P.L. 1976, ch. 150, § 1.
Source: official Rhode Island text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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