§ 17:154 — Curriculum; length of school periods

§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(2), (3) Repealed by Acts 2024, No. 686, §2, eff.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.

Legislative History

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.