The student and teacher on R.I. Board of Education can’t vote. This bill would empower them.

The student and teacher on R.I. Board of Education can’t vote. This bill would empower them.

​Sen. Alana DiMario, a Narragansett Democrat, presents legislation that grants voting rights to student and teacher representatives on the Rhode Island Board of Education before the Senate Committee on Education during a March 26, 2025, hearing. (Screencap/CapitolTV)A student and a working teacher already have seats at the table of the Rhode Island Board of Education. They just can’t vote on any matters of importance. But they could under a bill…