The board of trustees of any school district is authorized and empowered to pay out of the athletic fund or funds obtained from athletic activities all of the actual medical expenses evidenced by itemized bills of account, for injuries sustained by any regularly enrolled student while participating in athletic activities considered a part of any sport that said school engages in as a part of any regularly scheduled athletic contest with other schools, to include any injury sustained in any contest scheduled by the proper school authorities and any required training preparatory thereto.
In lieu of the payment set out in the first paragraph above, and in the discretion of the board of trustees, the board is authorized and empowered to contract for hospitalization insurance designed to fully compensate students for actual medical expenses in such cases. The payment of such hospitalization insurance shall be made from funds available as set out in the first paragraph above.
Structure Mississippi Code
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
§ 37-11-13. Employment of education personnel suffering from tuberculosis
§ 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
§ 37-11-31. 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
§ 37-11-43. 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