Section 12. Common schools

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Common schools

The board of education shall provide for the education of all the youths of the state, through a system of common schools and such school shall be organized and kept in each school district at least three months in each year. Any district failing, for two consecutive years, to organize and keep up a school as aforesaid may be deprived of their portion of the school fund.

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The General Assembly shall provide for a system of common schools, by which a school shall be kept up and supported in each school district, at least three months in every year ; and any school district neglecting to keep up and support such a school may be deprived of its proportion of the interest of the public fund during such neglect.