37-13-8 - Period of quiet reflection at opening of school day. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 37-13-8. Period of quiet reflection at opening of school day.
 

(1)  In each public school classroom, the local school governing board may authorize a brief period of quiet reflection for not more than sixty (60) seconds at the opening of school upon every school day. 

(2)  The moment of quiet reflection authorized by subsection (1) of this section is not intended to be and shall not be conducted as a religious service or exercise but is considered an opportunity for a moment of silent reflection. 
 

Sources: Laws, 2001, ch. 485, § 1, eff from and after July 1, 2001.