MS HB1399

School districts with accountability ratings at one of the three lowest levels must adopt policies requiring daily homework, daily reading assignments with written comprehension assessments, manuscript and cursive writing instruction, minimum five spelling words per subject weekly, and at least one book per subject monthly with written reports.

Low-performing districts must implement dress codes requiring school uniforms for students and professional dress (no jeans or t-shirts) for teachers, limit school holidays to Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's, MLK Jr. Day, Spring Break, and Good Friday, and prohibit permanent early release days.

Parents must participate in at least one supportive service such as assisting at bus stops, working concessions, chaperoning events, or serving as mentors, and parent-teacher conferences must occur mid-term for students not mastering coursework or demonstrating poor citizenship.

Alternative school programs in low-performing districts must require eight-hour school days plus eight-hour Saturday sessions called "Attitude Adjustment Day" where retired military, first responders, mentors, and community volunteers mentor students and facilitate community service.

All school districts must implement a video streaming program with the U.S. Department of Labor to develop career-track curricula based on the five fastest-growing occupations in Mississippi and twenty fastest-growing nationally over the next five years, with career-track programs satisfying graduation requirements and leading to standard high school diplomas.