Chapter
Curriculum; School Year and Attendance
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-1— Uniform system of free public schools
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-3— Doctrinal, sectarian or denominational teaching
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-4— Voluntary participation in prayer generally
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-4.1— Voluntary prayer at school-related student events
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-5— Display of Mississippi and United States flags; course of study
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-6— Display of United States flag near public school buildings and in classrooms; student instruction in proper flag etiquette; daily recitation of pledge of allegiance at beginning of school day
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-7— Pledges of allegiance to United States and Mississippi flags
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-8— Period of quiet reflection at opening of school day
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-9— Curriculum committee
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-10— Public elementary schools to provide instruction in cursive reading and writing; exceptions
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-11— §§ 37-13-11 through 37-13-17. Repealed
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-19— Local school districts may allow course credit for completion of National Guard basic training to certain students
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-20— Repealed
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-21— Health education programs
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-23— §§ 37-13-23 through 37-13-39. Repealed
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-41— Reports by school superintendents as to type and amount of work performed in each grade
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-43— §§ 37-13-43 through 37-13-51. Repealed
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-52— §§ 37-13-52 through 37-13-57. Repealed
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-58— Career education; duties of department of education; office of career education
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-59— Career education; state coordinator; cooperation by state colleges and universities
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-60— Career education; implementation of program by school districts; funding
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-60.1— Career information delivery system
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-61— Date of opening and closing of school term; length of school term
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-62— Repealed
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-63— Minimum length of school term
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-64— Exemption from minimum school term length requirement for certain schools under certain circumstances
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-65— Closing of schools for holidays and emergencies
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-67— Length of school day
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-69— Observance of legal holidays
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-80— Office of Dropout Prevention created; qualifications and responsibilities of director; date for implementation of dropout prevention program; local school district responsibilities; dropout prevention plan to address student transition to home school districts; legislative intent
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-80.1— Middle school dropout prevention and recovery pilot program; minimum necessary requirements of pilot program; development and implementation of alternative student performance accountability method to evaluate pilot program school districts
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-81— Office of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement; creation
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-83— Director; qualifications; responsibilities
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-85— Powers and duties
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-87— District office supervisors; powers and duties; qualifications; salaries
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-89— School attendance officers; qualifications; duties; salaries
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-90— Repealed
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-91— Compulsory school attendance requirements generally; enforcement of law
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-92— Alternative school program for compulsory-school-age students; placement of children in alternative school; transportation of students; expenses; annual report
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-93— §§ 37-13-93 through 37-13-105. Repealed
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-107— Training and education course for school attendance officers; effect of failure to receive certificate
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-131— Administration of program; Office of Comprehensive School Health Education; curriculum components
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-133— Professional and nonprofessional staff for program
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-134— Comprehensive School Health Education Program
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-134.1— School health grant pilot program; purpose; components of implementation plan
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-135— Implementation of program by school boards; local health education council; cooperation by school boards of school districts; implementation and development of plans by Commission on School Accreditation
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-137— State Board of Education to develop regulations to promote healthy food choices and food preparation for school children; Office of Healthy Schools to train certain school district personnel on healthy food service practices
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-151— Provision of programs of education by school districts; contents; approval
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-153— State funding for programs
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-155— Application by school district or community/junior college district for funding to acquire and operate home economics training program for local community
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-161— Religious matters proper for inclusion in public school courses
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-163— Posting or reading of historical documents with religious references; display of motto “In God We Trust.”
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-171— Implementation of abstinence-only or abstinence-plus education; State Department of Education approval of curriculum for sex-related education required; components of abstinence-only and abstinence-plus education; parent programs; separation of students by gender during sex-related education instruction [Repealed effective July 1, 2021]
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-173— Notice to parents; right to request inclusion of children in program of instruction; review of materials
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-175— Application of Sections 37-13-171 and 37-13-173 to biological science courses
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-181— Character education programs in public schools authorized
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-183— Assessment of students’ understanding of character traits
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-185— Review of proposed character education programs by State Board of Education
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-191— Legislative intent
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-193— Civil rights and human rights education in public schools authorized; guidelines to be implemented
- Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-195— Mississippi Civil Rights Education Commission created; membership; terms of members; rules, regulations, standards and policies; funding