Rhode Island § 16-12-4 § 16-12-4. Register of pupils — Reports required by school authorities.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 16-12-4 — § 16-12-4. Register of pupils — Reports required by school authorities.

Rhode Island § 16-12-4

Title 16Education

Ch. 16-12Rights and Duties of Teachers Generally

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-12-4 (2026).

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§ 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 element

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§ 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.

Legislative History

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.