Text to be removed highlighted in red.
1 New Section; Education; State Board of Education. Amend RSA 186 by inserting after section 5 the following new section:
186:5-a Duty to Protect. Children in the public schools are there because of state requirements,
where the children do not have their parents with them. The state is acting as the temporary guardian in loco parentis during those times and therefore the state has an obligation to use reasonable care to protect the child during those hours.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Text to be added highlighted in green.
1 New Section; Education; State Board of Education. Amend RSA 186 by inserting after section 5 the following new section:
186:5-a Duty to Protect. Children in the public schools are there because of state requirements,
where the children do not have their parents with them. The state is acting as the temporary guardian in loco parentis during those times and therefore the state has an obligation to use reasonable care to protect the child during those hours.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.