Public school districts; require implementation of a success sequence and character education curriculum in.

SB 2536, a Mississippi bill that died in committee on February 4, 2025, would have required public school districts (K-12) to implement a specific "success sequence" and "character education" curriculum by the 2027-2028 school year. The bill mandated instruction on finishing high school, working full-time, marrying before having children, and 15 character traits like trustworthiness, responsibility, respect for family and authority, and sexual abstinence outside marriage. School boards would have needed to consult parents, educators, and community members in developing the curriculum, while prohibiting religious or political indoctrination in school hours (though allowing it in optional after-school programs). The State Department of Education would have collected data and reported annually on curriculum impacts.