{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-76-17","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 76, § 17","heading":"Hearing prerequisite to exclusion","body":"Section 17. A school committee shall not permanently exclude a pupil from the public schools for alleged misconduct without first giving him and his parent or guardian an opportunity to be heard.","path":["Part I","Title XII","Chapter 76"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleXII/Chapter76/Section17","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:21:30Z","sha256":"e75dbee76894aeef471b5d5169f25a6e1da58c24b33b500f653e090bce2f3429","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-76-16","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-76-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}