Rhode Island General Laws Title 16. Education § 16-38-10. Power of officials to visit schools

Any school receiving aid from the state, either by direct grant or by exemption from taxation, may be visited and examined by the school committee of the city or town in which the school is situated, and by the board of elementary and secondary education or its duly authorized agents, and by the commissioner of elementary and secondary education or the commissioner's duly authorized agents, when they shall deem it advisable.