Mississippi Code
Article 7 - Boards of Trustees; General Powers and Duties
§ 37-7-311. Organization of school

The school board shall organize a school so as to avoid unnecessary duplication and shall determine what grades shall be taught at each school and shall have the power to specify attendance areas and to designate the school each pupil shall attend.

Structure Mississippi Code

Mississippi Code

Title 37 - Education

Chapter 7 - School Districts; Boards of Trustees of School Districts

Article 7 - Boards of Trustees; General Powers and Duties

§ 37-7-301. General powers and duties

§ 37-7-301.1. Local school districts granted home rule

§ 37-7-302. Borrowing of funds for removal of asbestos

§ 37-7-305. Leasing of lands for minerals

§ 37-7-307. Regulation of leaves for licensed and nonlicensed employees; employment of substitute teachers; donations of leave to other employees; accumulated leave; conversion of certain vacation days to sick leave; definitions

§ 37-7-311. Organization of school

§ 37-7-315. Designation of school buildings and attendance centers

§ 37-7-317. Transfer of school recreational areas to counties and municipalities during summer recess

§ 37-7-319. Purchase of group liability insurance coverage

§ 37-7-323. Application and enforcement of general criminal laws of state

§ 37-7-325. Obtaining funds from Tennessee Valley Authority's Commercial and Industrial Energy Conservation Financing Plan

§ 37-7-327. Establishment and operation of orphanage public school

§ 37-7-329. Establishment and operation of schools exclusively for Indians

§ 37-7-333. Control of funds for support and maintenance of schools; reports of tax collector; deposit of funds

§ 37-7-335. Establishment of fees; hardship waiver policy

§ 37-7-341. Expenditure of funds for student field trips to nonprofit museums

§ 37-7-343. Authority to enter into contracts for training and professional development of district employees

§ 37-7-346. Regional educational service agencies and State Department of Education to jointly develop a plan for increasing duties and responsibilities of the agencies