Puerto Rico Department of Education

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Puerto Rico Department of Education[1] (Spanish: Departamento de Educación del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, literally "Department of Education of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico") is the department of Puerto Rico's government which manages state-operated schools in the United States commonwealth. The department is the equivalent of a state department of education and a school district.

The district was formerly known the Departamento de Instrucción Pública del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico.

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The department requires all students to wear school uniforms and only allows for medical exemptions. [2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Data for the Biennial Report to Congress on Violence and Drug Use in Elementary and Secondary Schools in Puerto Rico." Puerto Rico Department of Education
  2. ^ "VOLANTE SUPLETORIO REGLAMENTO GENERAL DE ESTUDIANTES DEL SISTEMA DE EDUCACIÓN PÚBLICA DE PUERTO RICO QUE DEROGA EL REGLAMENTO NÚMERO 5364 DE 17 DE ENERO DE 1996," Puerto Rico Department of Education

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