R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-29-2: Day continuation schools.

The school committee of any city or town may establish and maintain one or more public day continuation schools for the teaching of the English language and American citizenship, at which any person beyond compulsory school age, resident in the city or town, may attend free of expense, or may make provisions, at the expense of the city or town, for the attendance of these persons in continuation schools in other cities or towns.