Title XV, Education

I. Any school which is designated a persistently dangerous school shall, within 5 days of being notified of such designation, notify the parents or guardian of the pupil attending such school of the option to transfer the pupil from the school to a school within the same school d…

Any district shall be liable for the tuition of any child who as a resident of the district has been assigned to attend public school in another district in accordance with an approved dual enrollment plan; such payment shall be made as provided in RSA 193:4.

I. No pupil in any public school in this state shall be taught, instructed, inculcated or compelled to express belief in, or support for, any one or more of the following: (a) That one's age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, creed, color, marital status, familial s…

I. In this subdivision, "school" means a public high school in which any combination of grades 9 through 12 are taught or a public middle school in which any combination of grades 5 through 8 are taught. This shall not apply to students in any grade kindergarten through fourth gr…

I. Any student who is deprived of an athletic opportunity or suffers any direct or indirect harm as a result of a school knowingly violating RSA 193:41 shall have a private cause of action for injunctive relief, damages, and any other relief available under law against the school…

I. There is hereby established a toll-free statewide hotline for the purpose of reporting anonymous information on drug activity to local law enforcement agencies. The department of safety shall coordinate and adopt rules pursuant to RSA 541-A for the establishment and operation …

A parent may certify the completion of a home education program pursuant to this chapter. I. A certificate of completion may include the following information: (a) Name and date of birth of the child; (b) Names of the parents; (c) Date of completion of the home education program;…

The statewide academic areas to be assessed shall include reading and language arts, mathematics, and science. History, government, geography, civics, and economics remain required critical areas of study. Therefore, assessment of these subject areas not included in the statewide…

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to permit either the department of education or the state board of education to take control of the daily operations of any local public school.

I. The department of education shall, implement and maintain a unique pupil identification system on a statewide basis that complies with the following requirements: (a) Except as provided in RSA 193-C:12, no personally identifiable information about a pupil including name and so…

The commissioner of the department of education shall be the certifying authority under this chapter.

I. Each school district and chartered public school shall provide: (a) Training on policies adopted pursuant to this chapter, within 9 months of the effective date of this section and annually thereafter, for school employees, regular school volunteers, or employees of a company …

The written report required under RSA 193-D:4 shall be waived by law enforcement officials when there is a law enforcement response at the time of the incident which results in a written police report.

Whenever it shall appear to the superintendent of schools that the welfare of any child will be best served by the withdrawal of such child from school, the superintendent or a majority of the members of the school board shall make recommendation to the commissioner of education,…

I. A statewide assessment of mathematics and English and language arts shall be administered in all chartered public schools, public schools, and public academies in the state in each of the grades 3 through 8, and one grade in high school. A statewide assessment of science shall…

I. It shall be a violation for any person to cover, remove, deface, alter or destroy any sign or other marking identifying a drug-free zone as provided in RSA 193-B:4, I. II. Lack of knowledge that the prohibited act as defined in RSA 193-B:2 occurred on or within 1,000 feet of s…

I. Each school district and chartered public school shall annually report substantiated incidents of bullying or cyberbullying to the department of education. Pursuant to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. 1232g, such reports shall not contain any personally…

Schools shall be authorized to implement policies promoting school safety.

Any person who knowingly fails to comply with the reporting requirements under RSA 193-D:4 for acts of theft, destruction, or violence, unless such report is waived under RSA 193-D:5, shall be guilty of a violation.

A school administrative unit employee, school employee, chartered public school employee, regular school volunteer, pupil, parent, legal guardian, or employee of a company under contract to a school, school district, school administrative unit, or chartered public school, shall b…

I. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it shall be permissible for any law enforcement officer and any school administrator to exchange information relating only to acts of theft, destruction, or violence in a safe school zone regarding the identity of any juvenile, polic…

Any person who does not comply with the requirements of this subdivision shall be guilty of a violation and any fines collected hereunder shall be for the use of the district.

In addition to the penalties imposed under RSA 193-B:6, I and RSA 318-B:26, V, every court shall levy a penalty assessment of $100 for an offense in violation of RSA 193-B:2. The clerk of each court shall collect all penalty assessments and, notwithstanding RSA 6:11, shall transm…

The school board of every district shall cause a copy of RSA 193:1-7 to be sent to every person who they have reason to believe does not comply with the requirements thereof.

All elementary and secondary educational institutions, including academies, private schools, and public schools, shall upon request of the parent, pupil, or former pupil, furnish a complete school record for the pupil transferring into a new school system. Such record shall inclu…

A school district or chartered public school may establish separate discrimination or harassment policies that include categories of pupils, and nothing in this chapter shall prevent a school district or chartered public school from remediating any discrimination or harassment ba…

I. (a) It is the duty and policy of the state of New Hampshire that public elementary and secondary education shall provide all students with the opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to prepare them for successful participation in the social, economic, scient…

Any person aggrieved as a result of gross negligence or willful misconduct in violation of any provision of RSA 193-F:4 may initiate an action against a school district or chartered public school and may recover court costs and reasonable attorney's fees as the prevailing party. …

The resident school district, the board of such district, and any employees of the resident school district associated with a child who is or has been receiving home education are not liable in damages in a civil action for any injury, death or loss to person or property allegedl…

Any public or private school employee or employee of a company under contract to a school or school district who in good faith has made a report under RSA 193-D shall not be subject to liability for making the report.

Each town shall constitute a single district for school purposes; provided that districts organized under special acts of the legislature may retain their present organization, and the word "town," wherever used in the statutes in connection with the government, administration, s…

In this chapter: I. "Adequate education grant" means the grant calculated under RSA 198:41. II. "Curriculum" means the lessons and academic content taught in a specific course, program, or grade level. III. "Department" means the department of education. IV. "Education freedom ac…

In this section: I. "Innovation school" means a school in which a local school board implements an innovation plan pursuant to RSA 194-E:2 with the approval of the state board. II. "Innovation school zone" means a group of schools of a school district or multiple school districts…

In this chapter: I. "Open enrollment public school", "open enrollment school", or "open enrollment program" means any public school which, in addition to providing educational services to pupils residing within its attendance area or district, chooses to accept pupils from other …

I. All school administrative units existing on the effective date of this chapter shall continue in their present form unless modified in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. II. School administrative units legally organized shall be corporations, with power to sue and…

In this chapter: I. "Average cost per pupil" means the total of education expenditures in a particular district and at the elementary, middle/junior, and high school levels, less tuition, transportation, capital outlays, and net debt service, as compiled by the department of educ…

As provided in RSA 194-C:3, single district school administrative units shall be considered the same as a single school district.

It is the purpose of this chapter to: I. Promote and encourage the establishment and operation of chartered public schools in New Hampshire. II. Encourage school districts to allow chartered public schools. III. Encourage the establishment of public charter schools with specific …

For the purposes of title XV, "legal residence" means legal residence as defined in RSA 193:12.

At its annual meeting each school district shall determine the salaries of its school board and other district officers, and the district clerk shall certify the same to the selectmen.

I. For each school district, the commissioner shall calculate the amount of the reduction in adequate education grants pursuant to RSA 194-F:2, I for each student receiving an EFA under this chapter. In the first year of the grant reduction, the commissioner shall calculate 50 pe…

Before final adoption of the school administrative unit budget as provided in RSA 194-C:9, at least one public hearing shall be held within the school administrative unit, at a time and place specified by the school administrative unit board chairperson, upon a preliminary budget…

I. Each chartered public school shall provide one copy of its annual report to the state board and to its local school board. This report shall also be available to any person who expressly requests it. II. A chartered public school shall provide at its own expense an annual fina…

The amount necessary to fund any grants or transfers of funds authorized under this chapter is hereby appropriated to the department from the education trust fund created under RSA 198:39. The governor is authorized to draw a warrant from the education trust fund to satisfy the s…

Chartered public schools shall be funded as follows: I. (a) There shall be no tuition charge for any pupil attending a charter conversion school located in that pupil's resident district. Funding limitations in this chapter shall not be applicable to charter conversion schools lo…

The district treasurer shall pay to the school board and other district officers their salaries granted by the district, and he shall likewise pay the truant officer upon the order of the school board, they certifying that he has performed the duties required of him by law.