The following provisions of this title shall be binding on independent charter schools and may not be waived by the commissioner under § 16-77.3-3: (1) Section 16-2-2 (minimum length of school year); (2) Section 16-2-17 (right to a safe school); (3) Section 16-8-10 (federal funds for school lunch); (4) Section 16-11-1 (certification of public school teachers); (5) Section 16-12-3 (duty to cultivate principles of morality); (6) Section 16-12-10 (immunity for report of suspected substance abuse); (7) Chapter 13 (teachers’ tenure); (8) Chapter 16 (teachers’ retirement); (9) Section 16-19-1 (compulsory attendance); (10) Section 16-20-1 (school holidays enumerated); (11) Sections 16-21-3 and 16-21-4 (fire safety); (12) Sections 16-21-10, 16-21-14, and 16-21-16 (health screenings); (13) Section 16-22-9 (uniform testing); (14) Section 16-24-2 (regulations of state board); (15) Section 16-38-1 (discrimination because of race or age); (16) Section 16-38-1.1 (discrimination because of sex); (17) Section 16-38-2 (immunizations); (18) Section 16-38-4 (exclusive club); (19) Section 16-38-6 (commercial activities prohibited); (20) Section 16-38-9 (misconduct of school officers); (21) Section 16-38-10 (power of officials to visit schools); (22) Section 16-39-1 (appeal of matters of dispute to commissioner); (23) Section 16-39-2 (appeal of school committee actions to commissioner); (24) Section 16-39-3 (appeal to state board); (25) Section 16-39-3.1 (enforcement of final decision); (26) Section 16-39-3.2 (interim protective orders); (27) Section 16-39-8 (subpoena power of commissioner); (28) Section 16-40-16 (student records); (29) Section 16-71-1 (Educational Record Bill of Rights Act); (30) Section 16-21-21.1 (penalties for drug, alcohol or weapons offense); and (31) Chapter 16-21.5 (student interrogations).
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