Chapter 13 - Curriculum; School Year and Attendance.
- 37-13-1 - Uniform system of free public schools.
- 37-13-3 - Doctrinal, sectarian or denominational teaching.
- 37-13-4 - Voluntary participation in prayer generally.
- 37-13-5 - Display of Mississippi and United States flags; course of study.
- 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 da
- 37-13-7 - Pledges of allegiance to United States and Mississippi flags.
- 37-13-8 - Period of quiet reflection at opening of school day.
- 37-13-9 - Curriculum committee.
- 37-13-10 - Reading Sufficiency Program of Instruction; components; training district personnel; assessment report.
- 37-13-11 - through 37-13-19. Repealed.
- 37-13-20 - Pilot program to offer Italian language classes. [Repealed effective July 1, 2011].
- 37-13-21 - Health education programs.
- 37-13-23 - through 37-13-39. Repealed.
- 37-13-41 - Reports by school superintendents as to type and amount of work performed in each grade.
- 37-13-43 - through 37-13-51. Repealed.
- 37-13-52 - through 37-13-57. Repealed.
- 37-13-58 - Career education; duties of department of education; office of career education.
- 37-13-59 - Career education; state coordinator; cooperation by state colleges and universities.
- 37-13-60 - Career education; implementation of program by school districts; funding.
- 37-13-61 - Date of opening and closing of school term; length of school term.
- 37-13-63 - Minimum length of school term.
- 37-13-65 - Closing of schools for holidays and emergencies.
- 37-13-67 - Length of school day.
- 37-13-69 - Observance of legal holidays.
- 37-13-80 - Office of Dropout Prevention created; qualifications and responsibilities of director; date for implementation of dropout prevention program; procedures for tracking students who enter and
- 37-13-81 - Office of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement; creation.
- 37-13-83 - Director; qualifications; responsibilities.
- 37-13-85 - Powers and duties.
- 37-13-87 - District office supervisors; powers and duties; qualifications; salaries.
- 37-13-89 - School attendance officers; qualifications; duties; salaries.
- 37-13-90 - Repealed.
- 37-13-91 - Compulsory school attendance requirements generally; enforcement of law.
- 37-13-92 - Alternative school program for compulsory-school-age students; transportation of students; expenses; annual report.
- 37-13-93 - through 37-13-105. Repealed.
- 37-13-107 - Training and education course for school attendance officers; effect of failure to receive certificate.
- 37-13-131 - Administration of program; Office of Comprehensive School Health Education; curriculum components.
- 37-13-133 - Professional and nonprofessional staff for program.
- 37-13-134 - Required guidelines for physical education, health education and physical activity and fitness classes; school wellness plan; physical activity coordinator; state physical activity plan; l
- 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 Schoo
- 37-13-137 - State Board of Education to develop regulations to promote healthy food choices and food preparation for school children; advisory committee; members; compensation.
- 37-13-151 - Provision of programs of education by school districts; contents; approval.
- 37-13-153 - State funding for programs.
- 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.
- 37-13-161 - Religious matters proper for inclusion in public school courses.
- 37-13-163 - Posting or reading of historical documents with religious references; display of motto "In God We Trust".
- 37-13-171 - Abstinence education; components; exception to requirement; parent programs.
- 37-13-173 - Notice to parents; right to exclude children from instruction; review of materials.
- 37-13-175 - Application of Sections 37-13-171 and 37-13-173 to biological science courses.
- 37-13-181 - Character education programs in public schools authorized.
- 37-13-183 - Assessment of students' understanding of character traits.
- 37-13-185 - Review of proposed character education programs by State Board of Education.
- 37-13-191 - Legislative intent.
- 37-13-193 - Civil rights and human rights education in public schools authorized; guidelines to be implemented.
- 37-13-195 - Mississippi Civil Rights Education Commission created; membership; terms of members; rules, regulations, standards and policies; funding.