Mississippi Code
Chapter 11 - General Provisions Pertaining to Education
§ 37-11-20. Intimidation, threatening or coercion of students for purpose of interfering with attendance of classes

It shall be unlawful for any person to intimidate, threaten or coerce, or attempt to intimidate, threaten or coerce, whether by illegal force, threats of force or by the distribution of intimidating, threatening or coercive material, any person enrolled in any school for the purpose of interfering with the right of that person to attend school classes or of causing him not to attend such classes.
Upon conviction of violation of any provision of this section, such individual shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be subject to a fine of not to exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), imprisonment in jail for a period not to exceed six (6) months, or both. Any person under the age of seventeen (17) years who violates any provision of this section shall be treated as a delinquent within the jurisdiction of the youth court.

Structure Mississippi Code

Mississippi Code

Title 37 - Education

Chapter 11 - General Provisions Pertaining to Education

§ 37-11-3. Separation of students according to sex

§ 37-11-6. Purchase and installation in each school of weather radio

§ 37-11-9. Payment by school board of medical expenses for injuries sustained in athletic activities; purchase of hospitalization insurance

§ 37-11-13. Employment of education personnel suffering from tuberculosis

§ 37-11-18. Expulsion of student possessing controlled substance or weapon or committing violent act on school property

§ 37-11-19. Suspension or expulsion of student damaging school property; liability of parent or custodian

§ 37-11-20. Intimidation, threatening or coercion of students for purpose of interfering with attendance of classes

§ 37-11-21. Abuse of superintendent, principal, teacher, or bus driver

§ 37-11-23. Disturbing public school sessions or meetings

§ 37-11-25. Interest in proceeds or profits of sale or rental of property used in public schools

§ 37-11-27. Interest in contracts involving public schools

§ 37-11-29. Reporting of unlawful activity or violent act on educational property or during school related activity; authority of law enforcement officers; reporting of disposition of charges against student; liability of school personnel participati...

§ 37-11-31. Contents of report pursuant to § 37-11-29

§ 37-11-33. Fees for reports pursuant to § 37-11-29; disposition of reports

§ 37-11-37. Public high school fraternity, sorority or secret society; definition

§ 37-11-39. Public high school fraternity, sorority or secret society; illegality

§ 37-11-41. Public high school fraternity, sorority or secret society; membership or participation in activities

§ 37-11-43. Public high school fraternity, sorority or secret society; duties of boards of trustees

§ 37-11-45. Public high school fraternity, sorority or secret society; solicitation of pupils

§ 37-11-49. Wearing of approved eye protective devices required during participation in certain vocational, industrial arts, and chemical-physical laboratory courses of instruction

§ 37-11-54. State Board of Education to develop list of conflict resolution and peer mediation materials, models, and curricula from evidence-based practices and positive behavioral intervention supports

§ 37-11-55. Code of student conduct

§ 37-11-63. Local school boards, school superintendents and school principals not permitted to prohibit teachers from discussing and answering questions about the origin of life

§ 37-11-65. Students in grades 7-12 to be suspended from participation in extracurricular or athletic activity for failure to maintain certain cumulative grade point average

§ 37-11-66. Local school board adoption and implementation of written policy regarding school district's requirement for awarding a minimum grade

§ 37-11-71. Mississippi Asthma and Anaphylaxis Child Safety Act; legislative findings and declarations; self-administration of asthma and anaphylaxis medication; policy regarding administration of auto-injectable epinephrine by authorized school pers...

§ 37-11-75. Certain nonpublic schools to include in driver's education program instruction in how a person should properly respond when stopped by law enforcement officers