The board of regents for elementary and secondary education may prescribe rules regulating the time and manner of taking appeals, and rules to prevent appeals for trifling and frivolous causes.
Rules for appeals
R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-39-6., under Chapter 16-39 Controversies in School Matters [See Title 16 Chapter 97 — The Rhode Island Board of Education Act].
R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-39-6.