Crisis lines on Rhode Island student IDs
Rhode Island law puts crisis lines on student IDs at K-12 schools. Here is who must carry them, the law, and the exact lines to print.
K-12 schools
- Who must carry it
- Middle and high schools, for student and staff IDs
- The law
- R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-21.7-5 (opens in a new tab)webserver.rilegislature.gov
- Staff IDs
- Yes. Staff IDs need the lines too.
- Every grade
- No. Only the grades or schools named above.
- Exact wording
- Not set. These are the lines the law names, in plain words.
What to print
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988
Suicide and substance use crisis help
Put these lines on your student IDs
Pick Rhode Island in the starter gallery and the Student ID templates print these lines on the back. School Staff and Substitute Teacher cards get the same back.
Crisis lines in every state
Researched October 2026 against each state’s statute or session law.
Laws change. Check the linked law before you print. This isn’t legal advice.