A parent or legal guardian who applies for a Mississippi Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship is exercising his or her parental option to place his or her child in a nonpublic school. Each participating parent or legal guardian and student shall adhere to the following:
The parent or legal guardian must select the nonpublic school and apply for the admission of his or her child;
The parent or legal guardian must have requested the scholarship at least thirty (30) days before the date of the first scholarship payment;
Any student participating in the Mississippi Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship for Students with Dyslexia Program must remain in attendance throughout the school year unless excused by the school for illness or other good cause; and
Each parent or legal guardian and each student has an obligation to the nonpublic special purpose school to comply with the nonpublic special purpose school's published policies.
Structure Mississippi Code
Chapter 173 - Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship for Students with Dyslexia Program
§ 37-173-3. Mississippi Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship for Students with Dyslexia Program established
§ 37-173-9. Public school option; nonpublic school option
§ 37-173-11. Parental obligations if applying for Mississippi Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship
§ 37-173-23. Criminal background checks and fingerprinting of school personnel
§ 37-173-27. Liability for award or use of Mississippi Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship