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at Howard University School of Law
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Mississippi
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In Mississippi, "discipline" means gaining control over someone by enforcing compliance or asserting control over that person.[1]
Mississippi law gives school boards the authority to discipline students for misconduct. This misconduct may occur at school, on school property, on the way to and from school, or at a school-related event or activity.[3] Students may even be disciplined for misconduct away from school, if school officials decide that the student's presence in the classroom would disrupt the educational environment.[4] Forms of discipline may include suspension, expulsion, or placement of a student in an alternative school or home-bound program.[5]
References:
[1] Miss. Code Ann. § 37-11-57(2); Pigford v. Jackson Public School Dist., 910 So. 2d 575 (Miss. Ct. App. 2005); 7 MS Prac. Encyclopedia MS Law § 65:207.
[2] Id. Otherwise, such action may constitute negligence or child abuse. Id.
[3] Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-301(e); 7 MS Prac. Encyclopedia MS Law § 65:207.
[4] Id.
[5] Id.
Mississippi law gives school boards the authority to discipline students for misconduct. This misconduct may occur at school, on school property, on the way to and from school, or at a school-related event or activity.[3] Students may even be disciplined for misconduct away from school, if school officials decide that the student's presence in the classroom would disrupt the educational environment.[4] Forms of discipline may include suspension, expulsion, or placement of a student in an alternative school or home-bound program.[5]
References:
[1] Miss. Code Ann. § 37-11-57(2); Pigford v. Jackson Public School Dist., 910 So. 2d 575 (Miss. Ct. App. 2005); 7 MS Prac. Encyclopedia MS Law § 65:207.
[2] Id. Otherwise, such action may constitute negligence or child abuse. Id.
[3] Miss. Code Ann. § 37-7-301(e); 7 MS Prac. Encyclopedia MS Law § 65:207.
[4] Id.
[5] Id.