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RSA 189:1 · Days of School

Title
XV: EDUCATION
Chapter
189 · SCHOOL BOARDS, SUPERINTENDENTS, TEACHERS, AND TRUANT OFFICERS; SCHOOL CENSUS
Status
current
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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 give to all the pupils within the district as nearly equal advantages as are practicable. Source. 1883, 43:6. PS 92:1. 1919, 106:20. 1921, 85, II:1. PL 117:1. RL 135:1. RSA 189:1. 1959, 133:1. 2007, 71:1. 2011, 42:1, eff. July 8, 2011.

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Source. 1883, 43:6. PS 92:1. 1919, 106:20. 1921, 85, II:1. PL 117:1. RL 135:1. RSA 189:1. 1959, 133:1. 2007, 71:1. 2011, 42:1, eff. July 8, 2011.

Source history

  • 1883, 43:6. PS 92:1
  • 1919, 106:20
  • 1921, 85, II:1. PL 117:1. RL 135:1. RSA 189:1
  • 1959, 133:1
  • 2007, 71:1
  • 2011, 42:1, eff. July 8, 2011

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