Mississippi § 37-175-15 - Screening of students for speech, language, voice and fluency disorders.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 37-175-15 — Screening of students for speech, language, voice and fluency disorders., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 37-175-15. Screening of students for speech, language, voice and fluency disorders.
Each local school district shall adopt a policy to ensure that students will be screened for speech, language, voice and fluency disorders before the end of Grade 1. If a student fails the screener, the parent or legal guardian will be notified of the results of the screener. If a student fails the screener, the school district, in its discretion, may perform a comprehensive speech-language evaluation. If a parent or a legal guardian of a student who fails the speech-language screener exercises the option to have a subsequent evaluation performed, such evaluation shall be administered by a speech-language pathologist. The subsequent evaluation obtained by the parents shall be considered by the school district for eligibility in the area of speech-language in accordance with the procedures mandated by the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) for a placement in a speech-language program within the current school or to receive a Mississippi speech-language therapy scholarship for placement in a speech-language program in a nonpublic special purpose school. A parent or legal guardian may provide written notification to the local school district opting out of the mandatory screening provided by the district. The provisions of this section shall not apply to homeschooled students.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 37-175-15 ("Screening of students for speech, language, voice and fluency disorders.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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