Rhode Island § 16-2-37 § 16-2-37. Excused absences to include participation in agricultural fairs.

Rhode Island Statutes

§ 16-2-37 — § 16-2-37. Excused absences to include participation in agricultural fairs.

Rhode Island § 16-2-37

Title 16Education

Ch. 16-2School Committees and Superintendents [See Title 16 Chapter 97 â€” The Rhode Island Board of Education Act]

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R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-2-37 (2026).

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§ 16-2-37. Excused absences to include participation in agricultural fairs.
When a school committee, by its policies, provides for excused absences from attendance
            in school, for participation in a sport or any other extracurricular activity, that
            policy shall be amended and deemed to also include an excused absence from attendance
            in school for attending or participating in agricultural fairs as listed or defined
            by the department of environmental management. The department of environmental management
            shall work in consultation with the department of elementary and secondary education
            to define what qualifies as an agricultural fair for purposes of

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§ 16-2-37. Excused absences to include participation in agricultural fairs.

When a school committee, by its policies, provides for excused absences from attendance in school, for participation in a sport or any other extracurricular activity, that policy shall be amended and deemed to also include an excused absence from attendance in school for attending or participating in agricultural fairs as listed or defined by the department of environmental management. The department of environmental management shall work in consultation with the department of elementary and secondary education to define what qualifies as an agricultural fair for purposes of this section.