{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-37-13-8","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-8","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 37-13-8","body":"(1) In each public school classroom, the local school governing board may authorize a brief period of quiet reflection for not more than sixty (60) seconds at the opening of school upon every school day.\n\n(2) The moment of quiet reflection authorized by subsection (1) of this section is not intended to be and shall not be conducted as a religious service or exercise but is considered an opportunity for a moment of silent reflection.","path":["MS Code","Title 37"],"source_url":"https://legislature.ms.gov/","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:17Z","sha256":"ac62fa322fdf7f799b487c700a0e6e8637af3283078fcea987f3f16aa6ae0b5f","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-37-13-7","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-37-13-80"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}