2017 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 16 - Education
Chapter 16-12 - Rights and Duties of Teachers Generally
Section 16-12-3.1 - Period of silent meditation.

Universal Citation: RI Gen L § 16-12-3.1 (2017)

§ 16-12-3.1. Period of silent meditation.

At the opening of every school day in all grades in all public schools the teacher in charge of the room in which each class is held shall announce that a period of silence not to exceed one minute in duration shall be observed for meditation, and during this period silence shall be maintained and no activities engaged in.

History of Section.
(P.L. 1977, ch. 84, § 1.)

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