New Hampshire Revised Statutes 194-D:1 – Definitions
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In this chapter:
I. “Open enrollment public school” or “open enrollment school” means any public school which, in addition to providing educational services to pupils residing within its attendance area or district, chooses to accept pupils from other attendance areas within its district and from outside its district.
II. “Parent” means a parent, guardian, or other person or entity having legal custody of a child or, in the case of a child with a disability, a surrogate parent who has been appointed in accordance with state or federal law.
III. “Pupil” means any child who is eligible for attendance in public schools in New Hampshire, and who lives with a parent.
IV. “Receiving district” means the school district to which a pupil is sent to attend an open enrollment school.
V. “Resident district” means the school district in which the pupil resides.
VI. “School board” means the school district school board.
VII. “Sending district” means the school district in which the pupil resides.
VIII. “State board” means the state board of education.
IX. “Teacher” means any individual providing or capable of providing direct instructional services to pupils, and who meets requirements prescribed in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act.
I. “Open enrollment public school” or “open enrollment school” means any public school which, in addition to providing educational services to pupils residing within its attendance area or district, chooses to accept pupils from other attendance areas within its district and from outside its district.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 194-D:1
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
II. “Parent” means a parent, guardian, or other person or entity having legal custody of a child or, in the case of a child with a disability, a surrogate parent who has been appointed in accordance with state or federal law.
III. “Pupil” means any child who is eligible for attendance in public schools in New Hampshire, and who lives with a parent.
IV. “Receiving district” means the school district to which a pupil is sent to attend an open enrollment school.
V. “Resident district” means the school district in which the pupil resides.
VI. “School board” means the school district school board.
VII. “Sending district” means the school district in which the pupil resides.
VIII. “State board” means the state board of education.
IX. “Teacher” means any individual providing or capable of providing direct instructional services to pupils, and who meets requirements prescribed in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act.