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RI Gen L § 16-21-5.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-21 - Health and Safety of Pupils|Section 16-21-5.1 - Carbon monoxide detectors required in school buildings.

§ 16-21-5.1. Carbon monoxide detectors required in school buildings.Effective January 1, 2019, all school buildings where students are in attendance for any portion of the day shall be required to have carbon monoxide detectors installed and maintained therein, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the National Fire Protection Association ("NFPA") Code and the state fire safety code ("state code"), chapter 28.1 of title 23. The fire safety code board of appeal and review (the "board") established pursuant to chapter 28.3 of title 23 shall have authority to promulgate rules and regulations necessary to enforce the provisions of this section. Provided, in the event the state fire marshal determines that neither the NFPA code nor the state code have provisions in place to govern the installation, then the state fire marshal may use the provisions of NFPA Code 1/NFPA 101, 2015 editions, NFPA Code 720, 2012 edition, the state fire code, and any additional requirements provided under those codes for licensed nursery or daycare services, as guidance in the installation of carbon monoxide detectors in schools, until such time as the board promulgates applicable rules and regulations.History of Section.P.L. 2018, ch. 117, § 1; P.L. 2018, ch. 202, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-21-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-21 - Health and Safety of Pupils|Section 16-21-6 - Repealed.

§ 16-21-6. Repealed.History of Section.G.L. 1909, ch. 68, § 12; P.L. 1912, ch. 797, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 71, § 12; G.L. 1938, ch. 180, § 12; G.L. 1956, § 16-21-6; Repealed by P.L. 1978, ch. 215, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-21-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-21 - Health and Safety of Pupils|Section 16-21-8 - Certified nurse-teacher.

§ 16-21-8. Certified nurse-teacher.(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, each school system shall employ certified nurse-teacher personnel certified by the state department of elementary and secondary education; provided, however, that this section shall not apply to those school districts that are currently allowed to share certified nurse-teacher personnel by the department of elementary and secondary education. The school health program as defined in § 16-21-7 shall only be staffed by certified nurse-teacher personnel.(b) Any person who, as of August 1, 2021, is employed in a Rhode Island school district pursuant to an all grades registered school nurse certificate, but who does not meet the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, shall be deemed grandfathered into that school district and may continue to be employed pursuant to that all grades registered school nurse certificate within that same school district. If a person so employed seeks employment in another Rhode Island school district as a school nurse-teacher after August 1, 2021, that person shall be subject to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section. (c) Each elementary or secondary school with a school-based health center on site shall employ or have on staff certified nurse-teacher personnel certified by the state department of elementary and secondary education to be on site and/or available for consultation, at a minimum, during the school-based health center hours of operation. History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 116, § 1; P.L. 1977, ch. 271, § 1; P.L. 2021, ch. 218, § 1, effective August 1, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 219, § 1, effective August 1, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 351, § 3, effective July 12, 2021; P.L. 2021, ch. 352, § 3, effective July 12, 2021.
RI Gen L § 16-21-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-21 - Health and Safety of Pupils|Section 16-21-10 - Scoliosis screening.

§ 16-21-10. Scoliosis screening.The school health program shall provide for the yearly screening or examination for scoliosis of all school children in grades six (6) through eight (8) and the preservation of records of the screening or examinations of those children. The parent or guardian of any child in grades six (6) through eight (8) may have the screening or examination conducted by a private physician and the results shall be made available to the local school department. Otherwise, the screening shall be conducted by a certified nurse-teacher. The screening of male and female pupils shall be conducted separately. The parent or guardian of any child who is found to have positive signs or symptoms of scoliosis shall be notified of the findings. However, the test shall not be required of any student whose parents or guardian objects on the ground that the test conflicts with their religious belief.History of Section.P.L. 1981, ch. 399, § 1; P.L. 1983, ch. 19, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-21-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-21 - Health and Safety of Pupils|Section 16-21-11 - Repealed.

§ 16-21-11. Repealed.History of Section.G.L. 1938, ch. 182, § 2; P.L. 1948, ch. 2103, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 16-21-10; Repealed by P.L. 1961, ch. 133, § 5.
RI Gen L § 16-21-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-21 - Health and Safety of Pupils|Section 16-21-12 - Dental treatment provided by town or city.

§ 16-21-12. Dental treatment provided by town or city.The school committee may provide at the expense of the town or city proper dental treatment for children, found to be suffering from dental defects or conditions arising from dental defects, whose parents or guardians or custodians neglect to provide proper dental treatment within one month after receiving a notice of the need as required by § 16-21-9.History of Section.P.L. 1917, ch. 1484, § 2; G.L. 1923, ch. 78, § 5; G.L. 1938, ch. 182, § 5; G.L. 1956, § 16-21-12; P.L. 1961, ch. 133, § 2.
RI Gen L § 16-21-13 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-21 - Health and Safety of Pupils|Section 16-21-13 - Repealed.

§ 16-21-13. Repealed.History of Section.P.L. 1912, ch. 816, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 78, § 7; G.L. 1938, ch. 182, § 7; G.L. 1956, § 16-21-13; Repealed by P.L. 1996, ch. 404, § 14, effective August 9, 1996.
RI Gen L § 16-21-14 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-21 - Health and Safety of Pupils|Section 16-21-14 - Hearing, speech, and vision screenings - Records - Statewide hearing screening program.

§ 16-21-14. Hearing, speech, and vision screenings — Records — Statewide hearing screening program.(a) The program shall provide for screenings of the hearing, speech, and vision of all children in these schools, and the preservation of records of the screenings of the children and notification of the parent or guardian of any child where there is an identified or suspected special health care need.(b) Upon initial entry, all school children shall be given a hearing screening test by a properly trained professional employed by the department of elementary and secondary education, at intervals consistent with regulations promulgated by the director of health and the commissioner of elementary and secondary education.(c) Pupils who failed the hearing screening test in previous years, repeat a grade, have a history of hearing difficulty or pathology, or are suspected by school personnel of a hearing loss shall be screened as often as is necessary.(d) The program shall be known as the statewide hearing screening program. It shall be operated by the department of elementary and secondary education.(e) The department is authorized and directed to maintain the program and provide equipment that may be necessary to implement the purposes of this section.(f) Upon request from a local education agency the commissioner of elementary and secondary education may grant the local education agency permission to conduct its own hearing screening program after he or she first determines that the agency has a capacity to adhere to the screening schedule as outlined in this section and that properly trained professionals defined in regulation will be performing the activities.(g) Tests shall not be required of any student whose parent or guardian objects on the ground that the tests conflict with their religious beliefs.History of Section.P.L. 1961, ch. 133, § 3; P.L. 1962, ch. 94, § 1; P.L. 1977, ch. 114, § 1; P.L. 1988, ch. 84, § 50; P.L. 2000, ch. 197, § 1; P.L. 2000, ch. 242, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-21-14.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-21 - Health and Safety of Pupils|Section 16-21-14.1 - Vision screening.

§ 16-21-14.1. Vision screening.(a) Upon entering kindergarten or within thirty (30) days of the start of the school year, the parent or guardian of each child shall present to school health personnel certification that the child, within the previous twelve (12) months has passed a vision screening conducted by a health care professional licensed by the department of health or has obtained a comprehensive eye examination performed by a licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist. For children who fail to pass the vision screening and for children diagnosed with neurodevelopmental delay, proof of a comprehensive eye examination performed by a licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist indicating any pertinent diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, recommendation and evidence of follow-up treatment, if necessary, shall be provided.(b) Any person who conducts a comprehensive eye examination of a child in response to such child having failed a vision screening given in accordance with the provisions of this section shall forward a written report of the results of the examination to the school health personnel and a copy of said report to a parent or guardian of such child and the child's primary health care provider. Said report shall include, but not be limited to, the following:(1) Date of report;(2) Name, address and date of birth of the child;(3) Name of the child's school;(4) Type of examination;(5) A summary of significant findings, including diagnoses, medication used, duration of action of medication, treatment, prognosis, whether or not a return visit is recommended and, if so, when;(6) Recommended educational adjustments for the child, if any, which may include the following: preferential seating in the classroom, eyeglasses for full-time use in school, eyeglasses for part-time use in school, sight-saving eyeglasses or any other recommendations;(7) Name, address and signature of the examiner.(c) The department of health in consultation with the department of education shall promulgate regulations to carry out the purposes of this section, including the regular reporting to the departments of health and education on the results of examinations provided under subsection (b) above.(d) The commissioner of elementary and secondary education shall provide a comprehensive report on the education of blind and visually impaired children to the general assembly prior to March 1, 2009. The report shall include, but not limited to, an overview of policies and programs; an analysis of the effect that vision exam reports have had on improving education for children; and the comprehensive statewide vision education and services program; and recommendations. The commissioner shall provide an update of said analysis and report to the general assembly prior to March 1, 2012 and every three (3) years thereafter.History of Section.P.L. 2005, ch. 382, § 1; P.L. 2013, ch. 501, § 31.
RI Gen L § 16-21-15 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-21 - Health and Safety of Pupils|Section 16-21-15 - Eye protective devices.

§ 16-21-15. Eye protective devices.(a) Every student and teacher in a public or private school, college, or university participating in any of the courses listed in subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection shall be required to wear approved eye protective devices at all times while participating in the courses or laboratories. The devices shall be furnished by their respective schools, colleges, and universities to all students, teachers, and visitors to the following classrooms and laboratories:(1) Vocational or industrial arts shops or laboratories involving experience with:(i) Hot molten metals;(ii) Milling, sawing, turning, shaping, cutting, grinding, or stamping of any solid materials;(iii) Heat treatment, tempering, or kiln firing of any metal or other materials;(iv) Gas or electric arc welding;(v) Repair or servicing of any vehicle;(vi) Caustic or explosive materials;(2) Chemical or combined chemical-physical laboratories involving caustic or explosive chemicals or hot liquids or solids.(b) The director of labor and training shall promulgate regulations and standards assuring the use of devices which will protect the eyes of teachers, pupils, and visitors against injury from foreign substances, and each public or private school, college, and university shall, before furnishing eye protective devices, obtain approval of the devices from the director of labor and training.History of Section.P.L. 1966, ch. 185, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-21-16 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-21 - Health and Safety of Pupils|Section 16-21-16 - Students suspected of narcotic addiction.

§ 16-21-16. Students suspected of narcotic addiction.Any teacher having reasonable cause to suspect that a secondary or elementary student under eighteen (18) years of age is addicted to a narcotic drug or under the influence of a dangerous drug who reports this information to the appropriate secondary or elementary school officials pursuant to the school's drug policy, or if the school has no drug policy to the school's principal or the parents of the student under eighteen (18) years of age, shall have immunity from any civil liability that might otherwise be incurred or imposed as a result of the making of the report.History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. 306, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-21-17 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-21 - Health and Safety of Pupils|Section 16-21-17 - School bus safety programs.

§ 16-21-17. School bus safety programs.Every school department shall provide school bus safety instructions for all children in grades kindergarten through six (6). The instruction shall take place at least four (4) times per year, two (2) of which shall take place during the months of September and October.History of Section.P.L. 1986, ch. 366, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-21-18 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-21 - Health and Safety of Pupils|Section 16-21-18 - Students prohibited from bringing or possessing firearms on school premises.

§ 16-21-18. Students prohibited from bringing or possessing firearms on school premises.The school penalty for bringing or possessing a weapon as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 921, a firearm or realistic replica of a firearm within school premises, premises being used for school purposes or activities, into a vehicle used for school transportation, or onto a roadway or path along which school children or teachers are walking to school shall be suspension from school for one year. This penalty will also be incurred when a student is not on school premises but when he or she aims a firearm or realistic replica of a firearm at school premises, school vehicles, or students, staff, or visitors attending school or in transit to or from school. This term of suspension may be shortened by the superintendent of schools on a case-by-case basis and under guidelines to be developed by the school committee with broad parent, teacher, and community involvement.History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 61, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-21-19 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-21 - Health and Safety of Pupils|Section 16-21-19 - Special rules for students with disabilities bringing firearms to school.

§ 16-21-19. Special rules for students with disabilities bringing firearms to school.(a) Students with disabilities as defined by the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1415, shall be subject to the provisions of § 16-21-18 to the extent permitted by the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1415.(b) Students with disabilities as defined by Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794, shall be subject to the provisions of § 16-21-18 to the extent permitted by Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794.History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 61, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-21-20 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-21 - Health and Safety of Pupils|Section 16-21-20 - Alternative placement and prevention activities.

§ 16-21-20. Alternative placement and prevention activities.The department of elementary and secondary education in conjunction with the attorney general's task force to prevent violence in schools shall develop requirements for the alternative placement of students suspended under the provision of § 16-21-18. The placements shall be cooperative efforts between the local school district, which shall be responsible for instruction of students, and other appropriate state and local agencies. Further, the department of elementary and secondary education in conjunction with the attorney general's task force shall establish policies in support of locally developed prevention and education activities that include broad parent, teacher, and community involvement.History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 61, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-21-21 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-21 - Health and Safety of Pupils|Section 16-21-21 - Student discipline codes.

§ 16-21-21. Student discipline codes.Each school committee shall make, maintain, and enforce a student discipline code. The purpose of the code is to foster a positive environment that promotes learning. The department of elementary and secondary education shall provide necessary technical assistance in the development of the student discipline code. The school committee shall cause the school discipline code to be distributed to each student enrolled in the district. Each student and his or her parent, guardian, or custodian shall sign a statement verifying that they have been given a copy of the student discipline code of their respective school district.History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 61, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-21-21.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-21 - Health and Safety of Pupils|Section 16-21-21.1 - Penalties for drug, alcohol or weapons offenses.

§ 16-21-21.1. Penalties for drug, alcohol or weapons offenses.The discipline of any public school student for violating a school policy relating to the possession or use of alcohol, drugs or weapons not described in § 16-21-18 of this chapter, shall be imposed on a case-by-case basis pursuant to guidelines developed and promulgated by the school committee for that district. The guidelines and any discipline imposed shall take into account the nature and circumstances of the violation and the applicability of any federal laws governing students with disabilities.History of Section.P.L. 2007, ch. 339, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 407, § 1.
RI Gen L § 16-21-23.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-21 - Health and Safety of Pupils|Section 16-21-23.1 - Model school safety plans and checklists - Development and dissemination.

§ 16-21-23.1. Model school safety plans and checklists — Development and dissemination.(a) It shall be the duty of the department of elementary and secondary education to collaborate with the Rhode Island emergency management agency, state police, state fire marshal, the department of behavioral health, developmental disabilities, and hospitals, and other safety officials to develop a model school safety plan to be consulted by school safety teams in accordance with § 16-21-23. This model plan shall be based on best practices in school safety planning and the department of elementary and secondary education shall communicate the plan electronically to all school committees and school safety teams in the state.(b) It shall be the duty of the department of elementary and secondary education to develop and disseminate school safety check lists that school districts can use on a regular basis and at least annually to assess the strengths and weaknesses of school safety in accordance with § 16-21-24. The check lists shall incorporate best practices in school safety planning and the department of elementary and secondary education shall communicate the plan electronically to all school committees and school safety teams in the state.History of Section.P.L. 2013, ch. 151, § 2; P.L. 2013, ch. 211, § 2.
RI Gen L § 16-21-23.2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 16 - Education|Chapter 16-21 - Health and Safety of Pupils|Section 16-21-23.2 - Threat assessment teams and oversight committees.

§ 16-21-23.2. Threat assessment teams and oversight committees.(a) Each local school board or committee shall adopt written policies for the establishment of threat assessment teams, including the assessment of and intervention with individuals whose behavior may pose a threat to the safety of school staff or students consistent with the model policies developed by the school safety committee. The policies shall include procedures for referrals to community services or healthcare providers for evaluation or treatment when appropriate.(b) The superintendent of each school district shall establish a district committee charged with oversight of the threat assessment teams operating within the district, which may be an existing committee established by the district. The committee shall include individuals with expertise in guidance, counseling, school administration, mental health, and law enforcement.(c) Each district superintendent shall establish, for each school, a threat assessment team that shall include persons with expertise in guidance, counseling, school administration, mental health, and law enforcement. Threat assessment teams may be established to serve schools as determined by the district superintendent. Each team shall:(1) Provide guidance to students, faculty, and staff regarding recognition of threatening or aberrant behavior that may represent a threat to the community, school, or self;(2) Identify members of the school community to whom threatening behavior should be reported; and(3) Implement policies adopted by the local school board or committee pursuant to subsection (a).(d) Upon preliminary determination that a student poses a threat of violence or physical harm to self or others, a threat assessment team shall immediately report its determination to the district superintendent or designee. The building administrator or designee may, if appropriate, attempt to notify the student's parent or legal guardian. Nothing in this subsection shall preclude school district personnel from acting immediately to address an imminent threat.(e) No member of a threat assessment team shall disclose any information obtained pursuant to this section or otherwise use any record of an individual beyond the purpose for which the disclosure was made to the threat assessment team.History of Section.P.L. 2019, ch. 195, § 1; P.L. 2019, ch. 260, § 1.