As used in Sections 37-23-61 through 37-23-75, the word “child” shall mean any child who cannot pursue all regular classwork due to reasons of defective hearing, vision, speech, intellectual disability, or other mental or physical conditions as determined by competent medical authorities and psychologists. Those medical authorities and psychologists shall be approved by the State Department of Education.
Miss. Code Ann. § 37-23-61
“Child” defined
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 442 F. Supp. 1176 - Bishop v. Starkville Academy (1977)
Most recently applied in 442 F. Supp. 1176 - Bishop v. Starkville Academy (December 1977)
Codes, 1942, § 6631-54; Laws, 1971, ch. 304, § 4; Laws, 1978, ch. 461, § 7; Laws, 2010, ch. 476, § 12, eff from and after passage (approved Apr. 1, 2010
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