In the event that a public school district is unable to participate in the MCOPS program due to the district's inability to meet the necessary financial requirements of the local fund match, the local school board of that school district may develop a plan for the security of its students, faculty and administration, which must be approved by the State Board of Education and the Mississippi Department of Public Safety prior to its implementation. The local school board may still apply for grants under the MCOPS program for training of security personnel employed by the school district.
Structure Mississippi Code
Chapter 3 - State Department of Education
§ 37-3-2. Certification of teachers and administrators
§ 37-3-3. Office and seal of department
§ 37-3-3.1. State Department of Education board room designated the Senator Grey Ferris Board Room
§ 37-3-11. General duties of state superintendent
§ 37-3-12. Responsibility of state superintendent for planning functions of department
§ 37-3-39. Custody and disbursement of funds of department
§ 37-3-61. Alliance for Families programs; authorization; objectives
§ 37-3-63. Alliance for Families program; procedure for establishment
§ 37-3-65. Alliance for Families program; purpose
§ 37-3-67. Alliance for Families program; components
§ 37-3-69. Alliance for Families program; measurement of success
§ 37-3-73. Rewarding of parents for involvement in school improvement; parent of year awards
§ 37-3-75. Awards for exemplary performing public schools and school programs
§ 37-3-79. Curriculum Coordinator of Music and Art Education
§ 37-3-81. School Safety Center
§ 37-3-85. After-school mentoring programs
§ 37-3-89. School discipline and classroom management courses; requirement; approval