New York Laws
Article 52 - City School Districts of Cities With One Hundred Twenty-Five Thousand Inhabitants or More
2554-C - Identification Photos of Senior High School, Junior High School or Intermediate School Students in the City School District of the City of New York.

§ 2554-c. Identification photos of senior high school, junior high
school or intermediate school students in the city school district of
the city of New York. Upon the recommendation of the principal of a
senior high school, junior high school or intermediate school and
subject to the approval of the community superintendent for junior high
schools or intermediate schools and chancellor for senior high schools,
students enrolled in a senior high school, junior high school or
intermediate school may be required to be photographed for purposes of
identification. The principal of such school may designate the
photographer to be used, but the student may not be charged for the cost
of such photograph. If required by the principal, such photograph shall
be taken within three months after the student's admission to such
school. Such photograph shall be kept within the school at a place
designated by the principal. At the discretion of the principal, and
subject to the approval of the community superintendent for junior high
schools or intermediate schools and chancellor for senior high schools,
an identification card bearing a photograph of each student may also be
required to be kept on the person of such student during hours when the
student is attending such school.

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