The State Board of Education may make civil rights and human rights education a part of the K-12 curriculum of instruction in Mississippi public schools. The State Department of Education shall work with the Mississippi Civil Rights Education Commission established in Section 37-13-195 in implementing these five (5) guidelines: (a) provide assistance and advice to K-12 schools with respect to the Civil Rights Movement and human rights education and awareness programs;(b) survey and catalog the extent to which civil rights and human rights education exists in state curricula;(c) inventory civil rights memorials, exhibits and resources that could be used in classrooms and other educational programs;(d) compile a list of volunteers who are willing to share their knowledge and experiences concerning the struggle for civil rights;(e) prepare reports for the Governor and the State Legislature on the inclusion of civil rights studies into the educational systems of the state. Laws, 2006, ch. 436, § 2, eff. 7/1/2006.
Mississippi Legal Code