Section 37-17-9 - Accreditation of schools by other agencies

This chapter shall not be construed to establish the only accrediting agency in the State of Mississippi, and nothing contained herein shall be construed to prevent any nonpublic school association or associations or group or groups from establishing its or their accrediting agency, unrelated to any such accrediting agency for public schools as established by this chapter. Nothing in this chapter shall prevent such nonpublic school accrediting agency or agencies from functioning in such capacity.Codes, 1942, § 6244-24; Laws, 1970, ch. 366, § 4, eff. 4/3/1970.