Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

School Law Topics

• Attendance Age

• Bullying

• Conflict of Interest 
• Copyright Issues

• Discipline

• Drug Testing

• Elections

  • No Election Needed
• Ethics Issues
• Facsimile Signatures for School Officals

• Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

• First Grade Entry

• Foreign National Admission to Public Schools

• Home Schooling

• Inclement Weather

• Kindergarten Entry

• Nepotism
• Parochial School Aid
• Part-Time Public School Enrollment

• Pledge of Allegiance

• Private School Statutory Requirements

• 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

• Search and Seizure Issues
• School Term
• Social Security Numbers for Enrollment

• Sunshine Law for Public Meetings and Records

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