Rhode Island General Laws 16-39-2. Appeal of school committee actions to commissioner
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Any person aggrieved by any decision or doings of any school committee or in any other matter arising under any law relating to schools or education may appeal to the commissioner of elementary and secondary education who, after notice to the parties interested of the time and place of hearing, shall examine and decide the appeal without cost to the parties involved.
History of Section.
G.L. 1896, ch. 62, § 1; G.L. 1909, ch. 70, § 1; G.L. 1923, ch. 73, § 1; G.L. 1938, ch. 199, § 2; P.L. 1951, ch. 2752, § 16; G.L. 1956, § 16-39-2.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 16-39-2
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6