{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-16-12-3.1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-12-3.1","heading":"Period of silent meditation.","body":"At the opening of every school day in all grades in all public schools the teacher in charge of the room in which each class is held shall announce that a period of silence not to exceed one minute in duration shall be observed for meditation, and during this period silence shall be maintained and no activities engaged in.","path":["Title 16 Education","Chapter 12 Rights and Duties of Teachers Generally"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE16/16-12/16-12-3.1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:44Z","sha256":"acab7023f56462f2e2cd71bfe9d6947a93827ea0479ee70029c27f86a39a3276","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-16-12-3","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-16-12-3.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}