Title 30, Education and Culture

(1) The common school month consists of 20 days. (2) No pupil shall be required to attend school on any Saturday or on any legal school holiday. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this section, a legal school holiday is any holiday specified in ORS 187.010. (3) Days on …

A district school board may adopt a class schedule that operates throughout the year for all or any schools in the district. [1971 c.395 §1; 2012 c.91 §8]

Any district school board may contract for or operate programs providing activities before and after usual classroom hours for school-age children residing in the district. Such programs may be supervised by persons other than persons holding teaching licenses. The district schoo…

(1) The first full week in March, beginning with the first Monday, shall be known as Classified School Employees Week. (2) In recognition of Classified School Employees Week, all communities that support children in public schools are encouraged to take time to recognize the esse…

(1) The first Friday in December is known as the Oregon Civics Day for Teachers. (2) The purpose of the Oregon Civics Day for Teachers is to give teachers the opportunity to learn about civics in Oregon for the purpose of assisting them in providing high-quality instruction in ci…

(1) The district school board shall see that the courses of study prescribed by law and by the rules of the State Board of Education are carried out. The district school board may establish supplemental courses that are not inconsistent with the prescribed courses and may adopt c…

In all public schools, courses of instruction shall be given in the Constitution of the United States and in the history of the United States. These courses shall: (1) Begin not later than the opening of the eighth grade and shall continue in grades 9 through 12. (2) Be required …

(1) Each school district board shall adopt a child sexual abuse prevention instructional program for students in kindergarten through grade 12. (2) School districts must include in the program: (a) Developmentally appropriate, culturally sensitive and evidence-based instruction f…

(1) In public schools special emphasis shall be given to instruction in: (a) Honesty, morality, courtesy, obedience to law, respect for the national flag, the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Oregon, respect for parents and the home, the dign…

(1) The Department of Education shall convene an advisory group to advise the department regarding English language learner programs. (2) The advisory group must consist of 15 members, including educators, parents, culturally specific community stakeholders, experts on English la…

(1) As used in this section, “English language learner” means a student who: (a) Has limited English language proficiency because English is not the native language of the student or the student comes from an environment where a language other than English has had a significant i…

(1) All school districts providing courses pursuant to ORS 336.079 shall afford the licensed personnel of that district that are assigned to perform teaching duties for such courses an opportunity to qualify to assist non-English-speaking students to learn English at no cost to t…

(1) The State Board of Education shall encourage the development and implementation of curriculum for public elementary and secondary schools in Oregon that will improve instructional effectiveness or efficiency and that does not include discrimination. (2) The State Board of Edu…

The projects authorized by ORS 336.082 should be designed to: (1) Develop and test nondiscriminatory courses of study or parts of courses which feature predictable student achievement of prestated student performance objectives. (2) Stimulate the implementation of innovative appr…

As used in ORS 336.092 and 336.095, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Kindergarten child” means a child five years of age or whose fifth birthday occurs on or before September 1 or who has been admitted by the district school board under ORS 336.095 (3). (2) “Kindergart…

(1)(a) A school district that is not a union high school district must offer half-day kindergarten and may choose to offer full-day kindergarten. (b) A public charter school may choose to offer half-day kindergarten or full-day kindergarten. (c) The State Board of Education shall…

(1) The Early Learning Kindergarten Readiness Partnership and Innovation Program is established for the purpose of improving the readiness of children for kindergarten. The program shall be administered by the Department of Early Learning and Care as provided by this section. (2)…

(1) The Early Learning Kindergarten Readiness Partnership and Innovation Account is established within the Department of Early Learning and Care Fund. Separate records shall be maintained for moneys in the account. Interest earned by the account shall be credited to the account. …

A district school board is encouraged to develop a course of study to instruct high school students on parental skills and child development. [1993 c.257 §1]

(1) After consultation with appropriate agencies and officials including the Department of Education, each school district is encouraged to develop and adopt a comprehensive policy to reduce gang involvement, violent activities and drug abuse by public school students in the scho…

(1) The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall direct the Department of Education to increase efforts to: (a) Evaluate the distribution of ethnic, racial and cultural backgrounds of the public school students of Oregon and the use of demographic data by school districts for c…

(1) Any district school board may provide for the establishment of classes for adult education. The board may employ personnel for the purpose of establishing and maintaining classes for adults on the fundamental principles of democratic government, English language, citizenship,…

In addition to regular courses of study, any district school board may make available to its students extended educational experiences through public and private community agencies when such experiences can be provided by the agencies more appropriately or at a lesser cost than b…

(1) It is state policy for all school districts to foster an atmosphere of student commitment to excellence in education, recognizing excellence in academics and excellence in citizenship. (2) Each school district shall determine the activities necessary to qualify for special re…

(1) This section shall be known and may be cited as the Oregon Student Information Protection Act. (2) As used in this section: (a) “Covered information” means personally identifiable information or materials that regard a student in this state and that are in any media or format…

(1) A public school or school district shall disclose personally identifiable information or other information allowed to be disclosed by the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act from an education record of a student to: (a) Law enforcement, child protective services…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Licensed practical nurse” means an individual who is licensed as a licensed practical nurse under ORS 678.010 to 678.415. (b) “Medically complex students” means students who may have an unstable health condition and who may require daily professi…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “School nurse” means: (A) A school nurse as defined in ORS 342.455; (B) A registered nurse licensed under ORS 678.010 to 678.415; or (C) A licensed practical nurse licensed under ORS 678.010 to 678.415 and acting under the direction of a registere…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Education provider” means: (A) An entity that is a provider under the Oregon Prenatal to Kindergarten Program under ORS 329.172 to 329.200. (B) A school district board. (b) “Eye examination” means an eye examination that: (A) Is conducted by a pe…

(1) The Vision Health Account is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the account shall be credited to the account. (2) Moneys in the account are continuously appropriated to the Department of Education to make reimbur…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Dental screening” means a dental screening test to identify potential dental health problems that is conducted by: (A) A dentist licensed under ORS chapter 679; (B) A dental hygienist licensed under ORS 680.010 to 680.205; (C) A health care pract…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Dental screening” has the meaning given that term in ORS 336.213. (b) “Prekindergarten program” means an entity that is a provider under the Oregon Prenatal to Kindergarten Program under ORS 329.172 to 329.200. (2) A school district or prekinderg…

(1) When a school district causes to be conducted a mental health screening of all of the students in one or more classrooms or all of the students in one or more grades, the school district must allow the student or the parents or legal guardians of the student to request that t…

In accordance with rules adopted by the State Board of Education in consultation with the Oregon Health Authority and the Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission, each district school board shall adopt a comprehensive alcohol and drug abuse policy and implementation plan, including bu…

To assist school districts to formulate the programs described in ORS 336.222 (1), the Oregon Health Authority shall: (1) Devise a public information program directed toward students, parents, teachers, administrators and school board members at the school district level; and (2)…

In order to carry out the duties described in ORS 336.222 and 336.227, the State Board of Education, in consultation with the Oregon Health Authority and the Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission, shall adopt by rule, as a minimum, descriptions of the content of what shall be includ…

(1) As part of the comprehensive alcohol and drug abuse policy and implementation plan described in ORS 336.222, the Oregon Health Authority, State Board of Education and Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission shall collaborate on developing curricula supplements for cannabis abuse p…

As part of the comprehensive alcohol and drug abuse policy and implementation plan described in ORS 336.222, the Oregon Health Authority, State Board of Education and Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission shall collaborate on developing curricula supplements to be implemented by sch…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Entree” means a food that is generally regarded as being the primary food in a meal and includes, but is not limited to, sandwiches, burritos, pasta and pizza. (b) “Snack” means a food that is generally regarded as supplementing a meal and includ…

(1) The Department of Education shall establish the Oregon Farm-to-School and School Garden Program. Through the program, the department shall: (a) Assist school districts that participate in the United States Department of Agriculture’s National School Lunch Program or School Br…

(1) The Department of Education shall administer a Farm-to-School Grant Program as provided by this section. (2) An entity identified in subsection (3)(a) or (5)(a) of this section may apply to the department for a grant as follows: (a) As a noncompetitive grant to assist the sch…

(1) As used in this section, “alcoholic beverage” has the meaning given that term in ORS 471.001. (2) A district school board may adopt a policy that allows the use of alcoholic beverages in the secondary schools of the school district for the following purposes: (a) As ingredien…

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a school district that provides breakfast or lunch at any school site of the school district may not use polystyrene foam plates, trays, food containers or food packaging in the service of any meal. (2) A school district m…

(1) Each school district shall provide age-appropriate human sexuality education courses in all public elementary and secondary schools as an integral part of the health education curriculum. (2) Course material and instruction for all human sexuality education courses shall enha…

(1) Each school district shall: (a) Give parents, guardians and district residents an opportunity to examine the instructional materials to be used in any class, course, assembly or school-sponsored activity. (b) Inform parents or guardians in advance of any instruction on human …

(1) As an integral part of the health education curriculum or the physical education curriculum for students in grades 7 through 12, each school district must provide instruction in: (a) Cardiopulmonary resuscitation; and (b) The uses of automated external defibrillators. (2) Ins…

As an integral part of the health education curriculum for students in the public schools of this state, each school district must provide age-appropriate instruction in oral health. [2021 c.245 §1]

As an integral part of the health education curriculum for students in grades 9 through 12, each school district must provide instruction on organ and tissue donation and education. The instruction must be designed to develop a knowledge of the lifesaving potential of organ and t…

(1) For the purposes of this section: (a) “School-sponsored media” means materials that are prepared, substantially written, published or broadcast by student journalists, that are distributed or generally made available, either free of charge or for a fee, to members of the stud…

(1) As used in this section, “participation” means participation in sports practices and actual interscholastic sports competition. (2) Each school district shall require students who participate in extracurricular sports in grades 7 through 12 in the schools of the district to h…