Rhode Island General Laws

R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-2-16 (2026)

Rules and regulations — Curriculum

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The school committee shall make and cause to be put up in each schoolhouse rules and regulations for the attendance and classification of the pupils, for the introduction and use of textbooks and works of reference, and for the instruction, government, and discipline of the public schools, and shall prescribe the studies to be pursued in the schools, under the direction of the department of elementary and secondary education.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1984–1984 · leading case: Hebert v. Ventetuolo, 480 A.2d 403 (R.I. 1984).

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Hebert v. Ventetuolo, 480 A.2d 403 (R.I. 1984). · cites it 4× “1956 (1981 Reenactment) §§ 16-2-16 and 16-2-18. Section 16-2-16 vests in the school committee of each city, town, or regional district, authority to make the “rules and regulations for the attendance and classification of the pupils.”

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