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Missouri Revised Statutes Title XII. Public Health and Welfare § 210.258. Religious organizations operating facility, no interference permitted with curriculum, personnel or selection of children--discipline policies, explanation required for parent

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

The provisions of this section and section 210.259 apply to a child care facility maintained or operated under the exclusive control of a religious organization. Nothing in sections 210.252 to 210.257 shall be construed to authorize the department of elementary and secondary education or any other governmental entity:

(1) To interfere with the program, curriculum, ministry, teaching or instruction offered in a child care facility;

(2) To interfere with the selection, certification, minimal formal educational degree requirements, supervision or terms of employment of a facility's personnel;

(3) To interfere with the selection of individuals sitting on any governing board of a child care facility;

(4) To interfere with the selection of children enrolled in a child care facility; or

(5) To prohibit the use of corporal punishment.

However, the department of elementary and secondary education may require the child care facility to provide the parent or guardian enrolling a child in the facility a written explanation of the disciplinary philosophy and policies of the child care facility.

Nothing in subdivisions (2) and (3) of this section shall be interpreted to relieve a child care facility of its duties and obligations under section 210.1080, or to interfere with the department's duties and obligations under said section.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Missouri Revised Statutes Title XII. Public Health and Welfare § 210.258. Religious organizations operating facility, no interference permitted with curriculum, personnel or selection of children--discipline policies, explanation required for parent - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mo/title-xii-public-health-and-welfare/mo-rev-st-210-258/

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