Title 18A, Title 18A: EDUCATION

18A:36-13 Patriotic exercises preceding holidays. 18A:36-13. Appropriate exercises for the development of a higher spirit of patriotism shall be held in all public schools on the last school day preceding Washington's Birthday (also celebrated as President's Day), Decoration or M…

18A:36-13.1 Observation of certain holidays by school district. 5. A school district may conduct a course of exercises or instruction in accordance with the core curriculum content standards to observe holidays, including, but not limited to, Lincoln's Birthday, Thanksgiving Day,…

18A:36-13.2 Excused absence for certain pupils on Veterans Day. 1. a. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, any pupil of a public school who is absent from school on November 11, Veterans Day, attending a ceremony honoring a veteran or a member of the Unit…

18A:36-14. Religious holidays; absence of pupils on; effect No pupil of any public school, who shall be absent, by reason of observance of a religious holiday, from such school at any time when the same is in session, shall by reason of such absence be deprived of any award or of…

18A:36-15. Absence because of religious holidays as excused absence Any absence because of religious holidays shall be recorded as excused absence on the pupil's attendance record or on that of any group or class of which he is a member, and any transcript or application or emplo…

18A:36-16. Rules regarding religious holidays The commissioner, with the approval of the state board, shall prescribe rules relative to absences for religious holidays including, but not limited to, a list of holidays on which it shall be mandatory to excuse a pupil, but nothing …

18A:36-17. Credit of seniors in active military and naval service, etc. Any pupil or student who has completed or shall complete the work of the junior year in any of the public high schools or educational institutions and who heretofore and subsequent to July 1, 1940, entered, o…

18A:36-18. Books containing organic laws at graduation The board of education of every school district shall have printed and suitably bound in book form, copies of the Declaration of Independence, the constitution of the United States and the amendments thereto, and the constitu…

18A:36-19. Pupil records; creation, maintenance and retention, security and access; regulations; nonliability The State Board of Education shall provide by regulation for the creation, maintenance and retention of pupil records and for the security thereof and access thereto, to …

18A:36-19.1. Military recruitment in public schools Local school districts in New Jersey are directed to establish policies which would provide military recruiters the same access to school facilities and student information directories that is provided to educational and occupat…

18A:36-19.2. School locker inspection The principal or other official designated by the local board of education may inspect lockers or other storage facilities provided for use by students so long as students are informed in writing at the beginning of each school year that insp…

18A:36-19a Student records. 1. The chief school administrator or the administrator's designee of any local school district that enrolls a new student shall request, in writing, the student's records from the school district of last attendance within two weeks from the date that t…

18A:36-19b Student placement liaison. 5. a. The chief school administrator or lead person of a public school, including a charter school, shall designate a staff member to serve as a student placement liaison. b. It shall be the responsibility of the student placement liaison to:…

18A:36-2. Time when schools are open; determination The board of education shall determine annually the dates, between which the schools of the district shall be open, in accordance with law. L.1967, c.271.

18A:36-20. Discrimination; prohibition No pupil in a public school in this State shall be discriminated against in admission to, or in obtaining any advantages, privileges or courses of study of the school by reason of race, color, creed, sex or national origin. L.1973, c. 380, s…

18A:36-21. Field trips; costs to be borne by parents or guardians, exceptions, financial hardship Any board of education may authorize field trips for which all or part of the costs are borne by the pupils' parents or legal guardians, with the exception of pupils in special educa…

18A:36-22. "Field trip" defined As used in this act "field trip" means a journey by a group of pupils, away from the school premises, under the supervision of a teacher. L.1980, c. 49, s. 2, eff. June 26, 1980.

18A:36-23. No student prohibited from attending field trip No student shall be prohibited from attending a field trip due to inability to pay the fee regardless of whether or not they have met the financial hardship requirements set forth in section 1 of this act. L.1980, c. 49, …

18A:36-24. Missing children; legislative findings and declarations The legislature finds and declares: a. That there is a growing recognition of the prevalence and consequences of child abuse. b. That the removal of children from school constitutes a deprivation in itself and may…

18A:36-25. Early detection of missing and abused children; policies of school districts All school districts shall be required to establish policies designed to provide for the early detection of missing and abused children. These policies shall include provisions for the notific…

18A:36-25.1. Certified copy of birth certificate required for enrollment in school, records 4. a. When a child is enrolled in a school district for the first time, the superintendent shall require the child's parent or legal guardian to provide a certified copy of the child's bir…

18A:36-25.10 Duties of task force. 4. a. It shall be the duty of the task force to make recommendations for reducing child sexual abuse in this State. The task force shall also make recommendations for school policies and training that address the sexual abuse of children. In mak…

18A:36-25.11 Report to Governor, Legislature. 5. The task force shall issue a report of its recommendations to the Governor, and to the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), no later than 18 months after the organization of the task force. The task …

18A:36-25.12 Creation of educational materials. 6. The Department of Education shall create educational materials for parents and guardians based upon the recommendations developed by the task force pursuant to paragraph (9) of subsection a. of section 4 of this act. The departme…

18A:36-25.2 Investigation, reporting of certain pupil absences, transfers. 1. a. If any child enrolled in a school district has an unexcused absence from school for five consecutive school days, the attendance officer of the district shall investigate the absence and notify the d…

18A:36-25.3 Rules, regulations. 2. The Commissioner of Education, pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L.1968, c.410 (C.52:14B-1 et seq.), and in consultation with the Commissioner of Children and Families shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the…

18A:36-25.4 Short title. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Tabitha's Law." L.2012, c.74, s.1.

18A:36-25.5 Findings, declarations relative to child abduction. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that when a child is abducted, the first few hours are absolutely critical in the recovery process; that the unexplained absence of a pupil from school can be a significant early…

18A:36-25.6 Report of absence. 3. a. Whenever a pupil enrolled in a public school district will be absent from school, the pupil's parent or guardian shall notify the principal or the principal's designee. b. If a pupil is determined to be absent without valid excuse from a publi…

18A:36-25.7 Task force on the prevention of, response to sexual abuse of children. 1. a. There is established within the Department of Education a task force on the prevention of, and response to, sexual abuse of children. The purpose of the task force shall be to study and make …

18A:36-25.8 Provision of staff. 2. a. The Department of Education shall provide such stenographic, clerical, and other administrative assistants, and such professional staff as the task force requires to carry out its work. b. The task force shall be entitled to call to its assis…

18A:36-25.9 Consultation with State agencies, departments. 3. In executing its duties under this act, the task force shall consult with the employees of the Department of Children and Families who work on child protection matters, the New Jersey State Police, the State Board of E…

18A:36-26. Compliance with act The Department of Education, pursuant to its authority under P.L. 1975, c. 212 (C. 18A:7A-1 et seq.), shall ensure compliance with this act. L.1984, c. 228, s. 3, eff. Dec. 28, 1984.

18A:36-27 Voting information. 1. The board of education of each school district and the appropriate school officials in each nonpublic school shall provide a voter registration form, a summary of voter registration eligibility requirements, and material describing the role of a c…

18A:36-28. Rules, regulations The Commissioner of Education shall adopt pursuant to the "Administrative Procedure Act," P.L. 1968, c. 410 (C. 52:14B-1 et seq.) rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of this act. L. 1985, c. 41, s. 2, eff. Feb. 7, 1985.

18A:36-29. Fingerprinting of students The sheriff of each county shall work in conjunction with local law enforcement officials and local boards of education to provide a fingerprint program for the protection of its students. The sheriff shall visit each public school and shall,…

18A:36-3. Display of and salute to flag; pledge of allegiance Every board of education shall: (a) Procure a United States flag, flagstaff and necessary appliances therefor for each school in the district and display such flag upon or near the public school building during school …

18A:36-30. Assistance of school officials; authorization a. Public school officials shall cooperate with sheriffs and local law enforcement officials in setting dates for fingerprinting pupils pursuant to this act and providing school facilities and personnel to assist in the fin…

18A:36-31. Fingerprint card a. Fingerprinting pursuant to this act shall be done on a fingerprint card provided by the sheriff or local law enforcement officials. Fingerprints shall be recorded on an eight by eight inch seven mil paper card stock, with the grain running from left…

18A:36-32. Fine for permitting cigarette machines on school property Any person who, acting as an agent or otherwise, permits the operation, installation, or maintenance of coin-operated vending machines that dispense cigarettes on any property used for school purposes which is o…

18A:36-33 Pupils serving as district board of election members, excused absence 1. Notwithstanding any law, rule or regulation to the contrary, any pupil of any public school who serves as a member of a district board of election on the day of any election, pursuant to R.S.19:6-1…

18A:36-33.1 Civic event, defined. 1. As used in this act, "civic event" means an event sponsored by a government entity, a community-based organization, or a nonprofit organization that incorporates elements of service learning whereby students learn and develop through organized…

18A:36-33.2 Public school students attending civic events, one State-excused absence each school year. 2. a. Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, a pupil of a public school in grades six through 12 who is absent from school to attend a civic event shall h…

18A:36-33.3 Commissioner of Education, guidance, excused absences for civic events. 3. a. The Commissioner of Education, with the approval of the State Board of Education, shall provide guidance to school districts relative to excused absences for civic events. b. The State Board…

18A:36-34. School surveys, certain, parental consent required before administration 1. a. Unless a school district receives prior written informed consent from a student's parent or legal guardian and provides for a copy of the document to be available for viewing at convenient l…

18A:36-34.1 Voluntary survey for students with prior parental, guardian written notification. 1. a. Notwithstanding section 1 of P.L.2001, c.364 (C.18A:36-34), or any other law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, a school district that sends prior written notification to a pare…