Vermont Statutes Title 16 Sec. 12
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 16 Sec. 12
- Independent school: means a school other than a public school, which provides a program of elementary or secondary education, or both. See
- Oath: shall include affirmation where by law an affirmation may be substituted. See
- Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
- Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See
- Public school: means an elementary school or secondary school operated by a school district. See
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
- Superintendent: means the chief executive officer of a supervisory union and each school board within it. See
§ 12. Oath
A superintendent; a principal or teacher in a public school of the State; a professor, instructor, or teacher who will be employed by a university or college in the State that is supported in whole or in part by public funds; or a headmaster or teacher who will be employed by an independent school or other educational institution accepted by the Agency as furnishing equivalent education, before entering upon the discharge of his or her duties, shall subscribe to an oath or affirmation to support the U.S. Constitution, the Vermont Constitution, and all State and federal laws; provided, however, that an oath shall not be required of any person who is a citizen of a foreign country. (Added 1969, No. 298 (Adj. Sess.), § 11; amended 1991, No. 24, § 11; 2013, No. 92 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. Feb. 14, 2014.)