Missouri Statutes

§ 167.167 — Zero-tolerance disciplinary policies prohibited.

Missouri § 167.167

JurisdictionMissouri

Title XIEDUCATION AND LIBRARIES

Ch. 167Pupils and Special Services

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Bluebook

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 167.167 (2026).

Text

Each school district shall prohibit, in name and practice, any zero-tolerance disciplinary policy or practice of discipline that results in an automatic disciplinary consequence against a pupil without the discretion to modify such disciplinary consequence on a case-by-case basis, such as automatic detention, suspension, or expulsion or the automatic imposition of other disciplinary measures.

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Legislative History

(L. 2025 S.B. 68)

Nearby Sections

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§ 167.012

Home school defined — regular instruction, requirements — daily log.

§ 167.013

FPE school defined — regular instruction, requirements — daily log.

§ 167.018

Foster care education bill of rights — school district liaisons to be designated, duties.

§ 167.019

Placement decisions, agencies to consider foster child's school attendance area — right to remain in certain districts — course work to be accepted — graduation requirements — rulemaking authority.

§ 167.020

Registration requirements — definitions — residency — hardship waiver — recovery of costs, when — records to be requested, provided, when — military relocation, remote registration permitted.

§ 167.022

Request for records, placed pupils.

§ 167.023

Affidavit of expulsion for certain offenses required for student admission — false statements, penalty.

§ 167.026

Expungement of disciplinary records, exception.

§ 167.027

Student special education record deemed permanent record.

§ 167.029

School uniforms.

§ 167.031

School attendance compulsory, who may be excused — nonattendance, penalty — school year defined — compulsory attendance age for the district defined.

§ 167.034

Absences in St. Louis City reported to children's division, when, notification requirements — duties of children's division.

§ 167.042

Other educational options, intent to pursue, written notification required.

§ 167.051

Compulsory attendance of part-time schools.

§ 167.052

Applicability of compulsory attendance and part-time school requirements for metropolitan school districts.

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