Mississippi · 2026 Regular Session
An Act To Create And Codify Sections 37-11-89 Through 37-11-103, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Be Known As The "mississippi Teachers' Bill Of Rights"; To Require Each Teacher To Develop An Annual Classroom Management Plan For Each Instructional Setting And To Require Each Principal To Establish Written Submission And Approval Timelines, Provide Reasons For Required Revisions And Provide For Deemed Approval Upon Nonaction; To Require Schools To Provide Parents Or Legal Guardians The Code Of Student Conduct And Notice Of Teacher Removal Authority; To Declare The Teacher The Primary Authority In Classroom Matters And To Authorize Teacher-directed Immediate Removal Of A Student For Specified Disruptive, Threatening, Dangerous Or Materially Interfering Conduct; To Require Prompt Administrative Control And Supervised Placement Of Removed Students And To Clarify That Removal Is Not A Suspension Or Expulsion; To Prohibit A Principal From Denying A Teacher's Removal And To Provide For An Appeal Process While Maintaining Administrative Placement Pending Satisfaction Of Readmission Requirements Unless The Teacher Consents; To Require Timely Incident Reporting By The Teacher, Documented…
Died In Committee (2026-02-03)