§ 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.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 16-12 - Rights and Duties of Teachers Generally
Section 16-12-1. - “Teacher” defined.
Section 16-12-2. - Employment of school committee member as teacher.
Section 16-12-3. - Duty to cultivate principles of morality.
Section 16-12-3.1. - Period of silent meditation.
Section 16-12-4. - Register of pupils — Reports required by school authorities.
Section 16-12-5. - Minimum salary.
Section 16-12-6. - Dismissal of teachers.
Section 16-12-6.1. - Special rules as to Cumberland.
Section 16-12-7. - Maximum school year in state schools.
Section 16-12-8. - Extension of general laws to include certified teachers in state schools.
Section 16-12-9. - Residency within municipality not required.
Section 16-12-10. - Immunity for reports of suspected substance abuse.