Miss. Code Ann. § 43-5-17
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Miss. Code Ann. § 43-5-17
Official statutory text
The State Board of Education shall maintain the two (2) schools at as high a grade of work and education as may be practicable, and shall endeavor to give the pupils the same extent and scope of education that the pupils would receive if attending the public schools of this state; and shall have diplomas or certificates granted unto those pupils who have successfully finished the prescribed courses taught.
Status: in_force
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