Miss. Code Ann. § 63-1-10.1

A school superintendent or designee shall report to the Department of Education on a schedule determined by the State Board of Education when a student under eighteen (18) years of age who has been issued a driver’s license, intermediate license or temporary learning permit has been coded as a “drop out” as defined by the State Board of Education. The Department of Education will provide notification to the Department of Public Safety of those students under eighteen (18) years of age who have obtained a driver’s license, intermediate license or temporary learning permit and have been coded by the local school district as a “drop out” upon verification that prior written parental consent for the release of educational records has been obtained in compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1972, as amended, 20 USC Section 1232.