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2021 Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title XII - Education
Chapter 71 - Public Schools
Section 1a - Period of Silence
Universal Citation: MA Gen L ch 71 § 1a (2021)
Section 1A. At the commencement of the first class of each day in all grades in all public schools the teacher in charge of the room in which each such class is held shall announce that a period of silence not to exceed one minute in duration shall be observed for personal thoughts, and during any such period, silence shall be maintained and no activities engaged in.
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