LOU Reads will host a panel discussion on Mississippi’s new statewide attendance policy Monday, Sept. 14, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Lafayette County & Oxford Public Library.
The event is open to families, caregivers and community members who want to learn more about the policy, ask questions and hear what the changes mean for students. Childcare will be provided.
For more information, contact LOU ELC Coordinator Cara Buffington at cbbuffington@oxfordsd.org or 662.234.3541.
Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."
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