189:1 Days of School. – The school board of every district shall provide standard schools for at least 180 days in each year, or the equivalent number of hours as required in the rules of the department of education, at such places in the district as will best serve the interests of education and […]
189:1-a Duty to Provide Education. – I. It shall be the duty of the school board to provide, at district expense, elementary and secondary education to all pupils who reside in the district until such time as the pupil has acquired a high school diploma or has reached age 21, whichever occurs first; provided, […]
189:1-b Freedom of Assembly; Freedom of Religion. – I. On each school day, before classes of instruction officially convene in the public schools of this sovereign state, a period of not more than 5 minutes shall be available to those who may wish to exercise their right to freedom of assembly and participate voluntarily […]
[RSA 189:1-c effective until January 1, 2023; see also RSA 189:1-c set out below.] 189:1-c Student Member. – In addition to the school board members authorized in RSA 671:4, the members of the school board may choose by a simple majority to add one or more nonvoting student members from a high school within […]
189:1-d Definitions. – In this chapter: I. " Attendance " means full-time participation in a program of instruction under the direction of a teacher employed by the school district. Educationally disabled home educated pupils educated at school district expense under the direction of a teacher employed by the school district shall be included. II. […]
189:1-e Directory Information. – A local education agency which maintains education records may provide information designated as directory information consistent with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA). Each year schools shall give parents public notice of the types of information designated as directory information. By a specified time after parents are notified […]
189:10 Studies. – I. The department of education shall survey school districts biennially to receive reports on compliance with this section, and shall provide the report to the president of the senate, speaker of the house of representatives, and the chairpersons of the senate and house committees with jurisdiction over education, health and human […]
189:11 Instruction in National and State History and Government. – I. In all public and private schools in the state there shall be given regular courses of instruction in the history, government and constitutions of the United States and New Hampshire, including the organization and operation of New Hampshire municipal, county and state government […]
189:11-a Food and Nutrition Programs. – I. Each school board shall make at least one meal available during school hours to every pupil under its jurisdiction. Such meals shall be served without cost or at a reduced cost to any child who meets federal income eligibility guidelines. The state board of education shall ensure […]
189:11-b Learning Disability Teacher. – The school board of each school district may provide the services of a learning disability teacher under such conditions and with such exceptions, as the state board of education may prescribe. Source. 1973, 209:1, eff. Sept. 1, 1974.
189:11-c Cursive Handwriting and Memorization of Multiplication Tables. – The school board of each school district is encouraged to provide instruction in cursive handwriting and memorization of multiplication tables. Source. 2015, 41:1, eff. July 8, 2015.
189:11-d Drug and Alcohol Education. – I. Each public school in the state, as part of the school board-approved kindergarten through grade 12 health education program, shall provide age and developmentally appropriate drug and alcohol education to pupils based upon the needs of the pupils and the community. The school board may authorize the […]
189:12 Repealed by 1998, 389:10, eff. Oct. 1, 1998. –
189:13 Dismissal of Teacher. – The school board may dismiss any teacher found by them to be immoral, or who has not satisfactorily maintained the competency standards established by the school district, or one who does not conform to regulations prescribed; provided, that no teacher shall be so dismissed before the expiration of the […]
189:13-a School Employee and Designated School Volunteer Criminal History Records Check. – I. (a) The employing school administrative unit, school district, or chartered public school shall complete a criminal history records check on every selected applicant for employment in any position in the school administrative unit, school district, or chartered public school prior to […]
189:13-b School Bus Driver and Transportation Monitor Criminal History Records Check. – I. The department shall complete a criminal history records check on all school bus drivers and transportation monitors as would school administrative units, school districts, and chartered public schools pursuant to RSA 189:13-a. II. The selected applicant for employment or designated volunteer […]
189:13-c Credentialing Applicant and Candidate Criminal History Records Check. – I. Definitions: (a) " Credentialing applicant " means a first-time applicant for a New Hampshire teaching credential. (b) " Candidate " means a student at an institution of higher education in New Hampshire who has been selected to participate in a K-12 educator preparation […]
189:14 Liability of District. – The district shall be liable in the action of assumpsit to any teacher dismissed in violation of the provisions of RSA 189:13, to the extent of the full salary for the period for which such teacher was engaged. Source. 1845, 225. CS 77:3. GS 81:9. GL 89:8. PS 92:4. […]
189:14-a Failure to be Renominated or Reelected. – I. (a) Any teacher who has a professional standards certificate from the state board of education and who has taught for one or more years in the same school district shall be notified in writing on or before April 15 or within 15 days of the […]
189:14-b Review by State Board. – I. A teacher aggrieved by such decision may either petition the state board of education for review thereof or request arbitration under the terms of a collective bargaining agreement pursuant to RSA 273-A:4, if applicable, but may not do both. Such petition must be in writing and filed […]
