Mississippi Code
Chapter 15 - Public Schools; Records, Enrollment and Transfer of Pupils
§ 37-15-17. Review or reconsideration by school board of assignment of child

If the parent, guardian or other person having custody of any child shall feel aggrieved by the assignment of such child to a school or attendance center by the school board, then such parent, guardian or other person may, at any time within thirty (30) days after such assignment, make application in writing to the school board for a review or reconsideration of such assignment. Upon receiving any such application, the school board shall set a time and place for the hearing thereof which time shall be not more than fifteen (15) days after the regular meeting of said board next succeeding the date of the filing of said application. At the time and place so fixed, the person filing such application shall have the right to appear and present evidence in support of said application. After hearing said evidence, the school board shall determine whether said application is well taken and supported by the evidence and shall enter an order either affirming its previous action or modifying or changing same as said school board shall find proper.

Structure Mississippi Code

Mississippi Code

Title 37 - Education

Chapter 15 - Public Schools; Records, Enrollment and Transfer of Pupils

§ 37-15-1. Maintenance of permanent records and cumulative folders for pupils; requirement of certified birth certificate or other evidence of age

§ 37-15-2. Storage of permanent records

§ 37-15-3. Storage of cumulative folders; access to records; disposition of records upon transfer of student between schools; destruction of records

§ 37-15-4. Maintenance of records relating to district-wide reports

§ 37-15-6. Central reporting system for information concerning expulsions from public schools; access to information

§ 37-15-7. Maintenance of continuing census

§ 37-15-8. Schedule for disposal of records

§ 37-15-10. Administration of provisions relating to records

§ 37-15-11. Requirement that parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian accompany child applying for enrollment

§ 37-15-13. Assignment of child enrolling in public schools to particular school or attendance center generally

§ 37-15-15. Factors to be considered in making assignments

§ 37-15-17. Review or reconsideration by school board of assignment of child

§ 37-15-21. Judicial review of assignment of child

§ 37-15-33. Testing of transfer students; assignment of students

§ 37-15-35. Segregation or integration of schools by reason of race, color, or national origin

§ 37-15-38. Dual enrollment programs for dual high school and postsecondary credit; Mississippi Works Dual Enrollment-Dual Credit Option Program

§ 37-15-39. Legislative purpose; definitions; school districts to offer pre-advanced placement courses; funding to be provided for sophomores to take nationally recognized aptitude test for advanced placement classes; minimum number of advanced place...