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NH Rev Stat § 189:6 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 189 - School Boards, Superintendents, Teachers, and Truant Officers; School Census|Section 189:6 - Transportation of Pupils.

    189:6 Transportation of Pupils. –||The local school district shall furnish transportation to pupils in kindergarten through grade 8 who live more than 2 miles from the school to which they are assigned. The local school district may furnish transportation to pupils in kindergarten through grade 8 who live 2 miles or less from the school to which they are assigned, and to pupils in grades 9 through 12, when it finds that this is appropriate, and shall furnish it when so directed by the commissioner of education.|||Source. 1885, 43:6. PS 92:1. 1919, 106:20. 1921, 125:6. PL 117:6. RL 135:6. RSA 189:6. 1992, 159:1, eff. July 5, 1992. 2019, 181:1, eff. July 1, 2020.|
NH Rev Stat § 189:6-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 189 - School Boards, Superintendents, Teachers, and Truant Officers; School Census|Section 189:6-a - School Bus Safety.

    189:6-a School Bus Safety. –||The district shall instruct all pupils, who are transported by the district as provided in RSA 189:6, in the following:||I. School bus safety.||II. The evacuation procedure for buses in emergency situations.||III. Any other matters regarding the safety of pupils being transported to school.|||Source. 1996, 19:1, eff. July 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 189:6-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 189 - School Boards, Superintendents, Teachers, and Truant Officers; School Census|Section 189:6-b - Transportation Between Schools and Before-and-After-School Programs.

    189:6-b Transportation Between Schools and Before-and-After-School Programs. –||To achieve maximum utilization of available before-and-after-school programs for school-age children, school districts shall be permitted to transport pupils between schools and legally-operating before-and-after-school programs upon the approval of the school district in the same manner as the school budget is adopted by that district. Such approval shall continue until revoked in the same manner.|||Source. 1997, 308:2, eff. Aug. 19, 1997.|
NH Rev Stat § 189:6-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 189 - School Boards, Superintendents, Teachers, and Truant Officers; School Census|Section 189:6-c - Pupils Transported in a Mixed Use School Bus.

    189:6-c Pupils Transported in a Mixed Use School Bus. –||I. Pupils may be transported to or from school activities in a mixed use school bus, as defined by RSA 259:96-a, which bears a valid state inspection sticker and is operated by a driver who holds a valid driver's license to operate that vehicle. An operator of a mixed use school bus that qualifies as a commercial motor vehicle as defined in RSA 259:12-e shall hold a valid commercial driver license pursuant to RSA 263:86 appropriate for the type and class of mixed use school bus being driven. ||II. Pupils with disabilities may be transported to or from school activities in a mixed use school bus unless the pupil's individualized education program as defined in RSA 186-C:2, III, or the pupil's accommodation plan pursuant to section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. section 794, states that such a vehicle shall not be used.||III. In this section, "school activities" shall include, but is not limited to, sporting events, intramural events, events associated with student clubs or organizations, job training programs, field trips, and special education transition services. "School activities" shall not include transportation between home and school.|||Source. 2011, 44:1. 2015, 100:1. 2016, 138:1, eff. July 26, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 189:6-d (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 189 - School Boards, Superintendents, Teachers, and Truant Officers; School Census|Section 189:6-d - Repealed by 2018, 333:2, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.

    189:6-d Repealed by 2018, 333:2, eff. Nov. 1, 2018. –|
NH Rev Stat § 189:6-e (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 189 - School Boards, Superintendents, Teachers, and Truant Officers; School Census|Section 189:6-e - Pupils Transported in a Contract Carrier.

    189:6-e Pupils Transported in a Contract Carrier. –||I. A school district may contract with a contract carrier of passengers, as defined by RSA 376:2, VII, that is designed to transport 16 or more passengers including the operator, to transport pupils to or from school activities. The motor vehicle used by the contract carrier of passengers shall bear a valid state inspection sticker, comply with applicable provisions of RSA 376, and be operated by a driver who holds a valid commercial driver's license.||II. In this section, "school activities" shall include, but is not limited to, sporting events, intramural events, events associated with student clubs or organizations, job training programs, field trips, special education transition services that require travel of at least 150 miles round trip. "School activities" shall not include transportation between home and school.|||Source. 2021, 209:2, Pt. III, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 10, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 189:7 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 189 - School Boards, Superintendents, Teachers, and Truant Officers; School Census|Section 189:7 - Repealed by 1992, 159:3, eff. July 5, 1992.

    189:7 Repealed by 1992, 159:3, eff. July 5, 1992. –|
NH Rev Stat § 189:8 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 189 - School Boards, Superintendents, Teachers, and Truant Officers; School Census|Section 189:8 - Limitations and Additions.

    189:8 Limitations and Additions. –||Pupils entitled to transportation in accordance with RSA 189:6 may be required to walk a distance not to exceed one mile to a school bus stop established by the local school board. Pupils residing in areas which are inaccessible by a local school district's established mode of transportation may be required to walk a distance not to exceed 11/2 miles to a school bus stop, provided that the vehicle, route and schedule have been approved by the commissioner of education. School districts shall assure that pupils shall not be subject to unsafe conditions while walking the required distance to a school bus stop and that the school bus stop is established in a safe location.|||Source. 1919, 106:20. 1921, 125:6. PL 117:7. 1933, 76:1. RL 135:8. RSA 189:8. 1992, 159:2, eff. July 5, 1992.|
NH Rev Stat § 189:9 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 189 - School Boards, Superintendents, Teachers, and Truant Officers; School Census|Section 189:9 - Pupils in Private Schools.

    189:9 Pupils in Private Schools. –||Pupils attending approved private schools, up to and including the twelfth grade, shall be entitled to the same transportation privileges within any town or district as are provided for pupils in public schools.|||Source. 1937, 199:1. RL 135:9. RSA 189:9. 1973, 501:3, eff. June 30, 1973.|
NH Rev Stat § 189:9-a (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 189 - School Boards, Superintendents, Teachers, and Truant Officers; School Census|Section 189:9-a - Pupils Prohibited for Disciplinary Reasons.

    189:9-a Pupils Prohibited for Disciplinary Reasons. –||Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 189:6-8, the superintendent, or a representative as designated in writing, is authorized to suspend the right of pupils from riding in a school bus when said pupils fail to conform to the reasonable rules and regulations as may be promulgated by the school board. Any suspension to continue beyond 20 school days must be approved by the school board. Said suspension shall not begin until the next school day following the day notification of suspension is sent to the pupil's parent or legal guardian.||I. If a pupil has been denied the right to ride a school bus for disciplinary reasons, the parent or guardian of that pupil has a right of appeal within 10 days of suspension to the authority that suspended this pupil's right.||II. Until the appeal is heard, or if the suspension of pupil's right to ride the school bus is upheld, it shall be the parents' or guardians' responsibility to provide transportation to and from school for that pupil for the period of the suspension.|||Source. 1973, 462:1. 1995, 174:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.|
NH Rev Stat § 189:10 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 189 - School Boards, Superintendents, Teachers, and Truant Officers; School Census|Section 189:10 - Studies.

    189:10 Studies. –||The school board shall ensure that health education and physical education are taught to pupils as part of the basic curriculum. The school board shall ensure that all studies prescribed by the state board of education are thoroughly taught, especially physiology, hygiene, and health and physical education as they relate to the effects of alcohol and other drugs, child abuse as established in the definition of "abused child" under RSA 169-C:3, II, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), and sexually transmitted diseases on the human system. The department of education shall survey school districts biennially to receive reports on compliance with this section, and provide the report to the president of the senate, speaker of the house of representatives, the chairpersons of the senate and house committees with jurisdiction over education, the senate committee with jurisdiction over health and human services, and the house committee with jurisdiction over child and family law.|||Source. 1858, 208:2. GS 81:5. GL 89:5. 1883, 37:2. 1887, 52:1. PS 92:6. 1895, 40:1; 50:2. 1899, 12:1. 1903, 31:1. 1909, 49:1. 1911, 136:1. 1921, 85, II:2. PL 117:8. RL 135:10. RSA 189:10. 1959, 130:1. 1973, 242:2; 529:37. 1975, 183:1. 2008, 251:3. 2016, 56:1, eff. July 4, 2016. 2020, 38:18, eff. Sept. 27, 2020.|
NH Rev Stat § 189:11-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 189 - School Boards, Superintendents, Teachers, and Truant Officers; School Census|Section 189:11-b - Learning Disability Teacher.

    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.|
NH Rev Stat § 189:11-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 189 - School Boards, Superintendents, Teachers, and Truant Officers; School Census|Section 189:11-c - Cursive Handwriting and Memorization of Multiplication Tables.

    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.|
NH Rev Stat § 189:11-d (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 189 - School Boards, Superintendents, Teachers, and Truant Officers; School Census|Section 189:11-d - Drug and Alcohol Education.

    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 use of an evidence-based prevention program.||II. School boards shall develop policies authorizing school district personnel to provide pupils, parents, and legal guardians with information and resources relative to existing drug and alcohol counseling and treatment for pupils. Nothing in this section shall require a school district to add additional programs or services, but only to provide information about available programs and services.|||Source. 2016, 301:1, eff. Aug. 20, 2016.|
NH Rev Stat § 189:12 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 189 - School Boards, Superintendents, Teachers, and Truant Officers; School Census|Section 189:12 - Repealed by 1998, 389:10, eff. Oct. 1, 1998.

    189:12 Repealed by 1998, 389:10, eff. Oct. 1, 1998. –|
NH Rev Stat § 189:13 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 189 - School Boards, Superintendents, Teachers, and Truant Officers; School Census|Section 189:13 - Dismissal of Teacher.

    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 period for which said teacher was engaged without having previously been notified of the cause of such dismissal, nor without having previously been granted a full and fair hearing.|||Source. GS 81:8. GL 89:8. PS 92:3. 1895, 51:1. 1905, 59:1. 1921, 85, II:5. PL 117:11. RL 135:13. 2005, 178:1, eff. Aug. 29, 2005.|
NH Rev Stat § 189:13-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 189 - School Boards, Superintendents, Teachers, and Truant Officers; School Census|Section 189:13-b - School Bus Driver and Transportation Monitor Criminal History Records Check.

    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 with a school administrative unit, school district, chartered public school, or public academy in a school bus driver or transportation monitor position shall submit to the department a criminal history records release form, as provided by the division of state police, which authorizes the division of state police to conduct a criminal history records check through its state records and through the Federal Bureau of Investigation and to release a report of the applicant's criminal history record information, including confidential criminal history record information, to the background check coordinator of the department, as described in RSA 21-N:8-a, I-a.|||Source. 2020, 38:33, eff. Jan. 1, 2021.|
NH Rev Stat § 189:14 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 189 - School Boards, Superintendents, Teachers, and Truant Officers; School Census|Section 189:14 - Liability of District.

    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. 1905, 59:1. 1921, 85, II:6. PL 117:12. RL 135:14.|
NH Rev Stat § 189:14-b (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 189 - School Boards, Superintendents, Teachers, and Truant Officers; School Census|Section 189:14-b - Review by State Board.

    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 with the state board within 10 days after the issuance of the decision to be reviewed. Upon receipt of such petition, the state board shall notify the school board of the petition for review, and shall forthwith proceed to a consideration of the matter. Such consideration shall include a hearing if either party shall request it. The state board shall issue its decision within 15 days after the petition for review is filed, and the decision of the state board shall be final and binding upon both parties. A petition for review under this section shall constitute the exclusive remedy available to a teacher on the issue of the nonrenewal of such teacher.||II. The state board of education shall uphold a decision of a local school board to nonrenew a teacher's contract unless the local school board's decision is clearly erroneous.|||Source. 1957, 285:1. 2003, 204:4. 2008, 246:1. 2011, 267:2, eff. July 1, 2011.|
NH Rev Stat § 189:14-c (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 189 - School Boards, Superintendents, Teachers, and Truant Officers; School Census|Section 189:14-c - Revocation of Certification.

    189:14-c Revocation of Certification. –||Any teacher certified in this state who has been convicted of any felony involving child sexual abuse images or of a felonious physical assault on a minor or of any sexual assault, shall have such teacher certification revoked by the New Hampshire state board of education.|||Source. 1988, 257:3. 1995, 174:11. 2017, 91:5, eff. Aug. 6, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 189:14-d (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 189 - School Boards, Superintendents, Teachers, and Truant Officers; School Census|Section 189:14-d - Termination of Employment.

    189:14-d Termination of Employment. –||Employees of a school administrative unit or school district in this state who have been convicted of homicide, an offense involving child sexual abuse images, aggravated felonious sexual assault, felonious sexual assault, or kidnapping, in this state or under any statute prohibiting the same conduct in another state, territory or possession of the United States, shall have their employment terminated by the school administrative unit or school district after it receives notice of the conviction.|||Source. 1993, 324:2. 2017, 91:5, eff. Aug. 6, 2017.|
NH Rev Stat § 189:14-e (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 189 - School Boards, Superintendents, Teachers, and Truant Officers; School Census|Section 189:14-e - Speech-Language Specialists.

    189:14-e Speech-Language Specialists. –||I. (a) The department of education shall certify speech-language specialists pursuant to RSA 21-N:9, II(s). Certified speech-language specialists shall provide speech-language pathology services for schools only.||(b) The department of education shall establish the criteria for certification as a speech-language specialist which shall include a minimum of a masters degree in speech-language pathology, or its equivalent as determined by the state board of education.||II. Speech-language pathologists licensed pursuant to RSA 326-F and 328-F shall automatically meet certification requirements under this section.|||Source. 1996, 271:4. 1997, 287:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1998.|
NH Rev Stat § 189:14-f (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 189 - School Boards, Superintendents, Teachers, and Truant Officers; School Census|Section 189:14-f - Master Teacher.

    189:14-f Master Teacher. –||I. The state board of education shall establish the educational credential of master teacher and grant it to those persons who have fulfilled at least the following requirements:||(a) Academic preparation which shall include a master's-level degree and graduate coursework in curriculum development, supervision, and evaluation;||(b) Teaching experience, including at least 7 years during which a teaching certificate was held; and||(c) Demonstrated quality teaching to be satisfied by meeting professional criteria developed by the professional standards board and approved by the state board of education, which criteria shall include:||(1) Quantitative evaluations of teaching quality from students, parents, peers, and administrators;||(2) At least 3 classroom observations of the candidate by an independent observer from outside the candidate's school district; and||(3) At least 4 significant and rigorous written tasks and exercises.||II. The purposes of the credential are to allow experienced teachers an opportunity for professional growth and development, and to identify highly qualified, experienced teachers to serve as resources in their areas of expertise in curriculum development, mentoring, supervising, evaluating teachers, and in other areas as may be determined by their schools and school districts.||III. Master teachers shall have no authority to effectively recommend any personnel action. However, their activities may form the basis for an independent administrative performance review.|||Source. 1998, 314:4, eff. Aug. 25, 1998.|
NH Rev Stat § 189:14-g (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 189 - School Boards, Superintendents, Teachers, and Truant Officers; School Census|Section 189:14-g - Teacher Signature Certification.

    189:14-g Teacher Signature Certification. –||I. A teacher applying for certification through the bureau of credentialing, department of education, shall complete and submit either a written application or an electronic application, both of which shall include a declaration and verification statement to read substantially as follows:||"I hereby certify that I am the individual listed in this application, and that all information provided herein, including all accompanying documentation, is true, accurate, and complete to the best of my knowledge."||II. Any willful misrepresentation or omission of facts shall constitute just cause for denial of certification or revocation of existing certifications, and possible criminal prosecution.|||Source. 2001, 87:1. 2003, 39:2, eff. July 1, 2003.|
NH Rev Stat § 189:14-h (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 189 - School Boards, Superintendents, Teachers, and Truant Officers; School Census|Section 189:14-h - Notice to Education Support Personnel and Non-Certified School District Employees Required.

    189:14-h Notice to Education Support Personnel and Non-Certified School District Employees Required. –||No later than the last day of school each year, the superintendent shall notify, in writing, all education support personnel and non-certified school district employees who have completed their probationary employment period of the intent to continue or not to continue that employment into the next school year. The notification may contain special circumstances as may be defined by the employer. Nothing in this section shall be construed to amend, replace, or otherwise modify a school district's policy on dismissal, collective bargaining agreements, or any employee benefits package. The receipt of notification under this section shall not constitute a private right of action against a school district.|||Source. 2010, 279:1, eff. Sept. 6, 2010.|
NH Rev Stat § 189:15 (2021)
2021 New Hampshire Revised Statutes|Title XV - Education|Title 189 - School Boards, Superintendents, Teachers, and Truant Officers; School Census|Section 189:15 - Regulations.

    189:15 Regulations. –||The school board may, unless otherwise provided by statute or state board regulations, prescribe regulations for the attendance upon, and for the management, classification and discipline of, the schools; and such regulations, when recorded in the official records of the school board, shall be binding upon pupils and teachers.|||Source. RS 73:2. GS 81:10. 1868, 9:1. GL 89:10. 1883, 37:3. 1887, 52:1. PS 92:5. 1898, 208:1. 1905, 59:1. 1921, 85, II:7. PL 117:13. RL 135:15. RSA 189:15. 1965, 110:1. 1969, 104:2, eff. June 24, 1969.|