Rhode Island General Laws
R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-13-1 (2026)
“Teacher” defined
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The term “teacher” as used in this chapter means every person for whose position a certificate issued by the department of elementary and secondary education is required by law.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1978–2023 · leading case: Hartman v. City of Providence, 636 F. Supp. 1395 (D.R.I. 1986).
Hartman v. City of Providence, 636 F. Supp. 1395 (D.R.I. 1986). “, the Teacher Tenure Act, R.I.Gen.Laws §§ 16-13-1 — 16-13-8, were considered to be “in continuing service.”
Harvey v. Dir. of the Dep't of Emp. Sec., 385 A.2d 1057 (R.I. 1978). “Sections 16-13-1, 16-11-1. 4 All of the petitioners did, in fact, sign teaching contracts with Blessed Sacrament School in September 1975 for the 1975-76 term.”
Providence Teachers Union v. Donilon, 492 F. Supp. 709 (D.R.I. 1980). “Teachers who have given satisfactory service for three (3) years prior to April 24, 1946, and [thereafter] those who shall complete the probationary period, shall be considered in continuing service.”
Warwick Sc. Comm. v. Warwick Teachers'union, Afl-Cio, 705 A.2d 984 (R.I. 1998). “We are of the opinion that the trial justice correctly determined that the CBA did not provide for arbitration of a dispute concerning the nonrenewal of a nontenured teacher.”
Cloutier v. Baker (D.R.I. 2023). “Laws § 16-13-1. To determine whether “teacher” in either section includes a substitute teacher, the Court must “examinle] the plain meaning of the statutory language and considerl ] the language in the context of the whole statutory scheme.”
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