§ 16-12-4 Register of pupils Reports required by school authorities. (a) Every teacher in any public or private school shall keep a register of thenames of all the students attending the school, their sex and age, names ofparents or guardians, the time when each student enters and leaves the school,and their daily attendance, and shall prepare any report required by the schoolcommittee or department of elementary and secondary education.
(b) The school committee may establish an alternative methodof keeping the register provided that all required information is furnished tothe department of elementary and secondary education.