{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-71-56","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 71, § 56","heading":"Sick children; notification of parents","body":"Section 56. If any child is found to be suffering from any disease or defect, or if any child is found to have any defect or disability requiring treatment, the school committee shall forthwith notify the parent or guardian of such child.","path":["Part I","Title XII","Chapter 71"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXII/Chapter71/Section56","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:21:22Z","sha256":"6f9167d3c51b6b994980d4a05298ea35071d5099d70b867ec4d81ccdc89193ed","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-71-55d","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-71-57"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}