Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

School Law Topics

• Attendance Age

• Case Law Review (Administrator's Conference)

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• Child Labor Laws

• Circuit Breaker Statute

• Conflict of Interest 
• Copyright Issues
• Denial of Credit for Absenteeism

• Discipline

• Drug Testing

• Elections

  • No Election Needed
  • School Elections - Majority Required
• Ethics Issues
• Facsimile Signatures for School Officals
• Fair Labor Standards Act (FSLA)

• Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

• Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

• First Grade Entry

• Foreign National Admission to Public Schools

• Freedom of Speech

• Home Schooling

• Inclement Weather

• Kindergarten Entry

• Military Reservists called to Duty
• Nepotism
• Parochial School Aid
• Part-Time Public School Enrollment

• Pledge of Allegiance

• Private School Statutory Requirements

• Reading Assessment

• Records Retention
• Residency

• Residency Enrollment Checklist

• Safe Schools Act

• School Activities (Missouri State High School Activities Association)

• School Board of Education

  • Board Member Qualifications
  • Board Organization
  • No Election Needed
• School Calendar

• School District Enrollment Option Act

• School Prayer
• Search and Seizure Issues
• School Term

• Sexual Harassment (student-on-student)

• Social Security Numbers for Enrollment

• Student Dress

• Sunshine Law for Public Meetings and Records

• Tax Relief for Senior Citizens (Circuit Breaker Statute)

• Tobacco Possession by Minors (HB 381)

• Undocumented Students
• Vouchers
• Work Certificates for Students (Missouri Child Labor Laws)