There is created the Office of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement within the Office of Dropout Prevention of the State Department of Education. The office shall be responsible for the administration of a statewide system of enforcement of the Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law (Section 37-13-91) and for the supervision of school attendance officers throughout the state.
Structure Mississippi Code
Chapter 13 - Curriculum; School Year and Attendance
Mississippi Compulsory School Attendance Law
§ 37-13-81. Office of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement; creation
§ 37-13-83. Director; qualifications; responsibilities
§ 37-13-89. School attendance officers; qualifications; duties; salaries
§ 37-13-91. Compulsory school attendance requirements generally; enforcement of law