Georgia CommonsTitle 20. EDUCATION · Chapter 2. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION · Article 31. CHARTER SCHOOLS ACT OF 1998
20-2-2077. Enforcement of face mask wearing requirement prohibited in charter schools.
Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
- (a)
No governing body of a charter school established pursuant to this article or of a state chartered special school shall make or enforce any rule that requires students to wear face masks or face coverings while present in any area of a school or school grounds or other property owned or operated by the charter school unless such rule provides that a parent or guardian of a child enrolled in such charter school may elect for his or her child to be exempt from such rule. A parent or guardian making such election shall not be required to provide a reason or any certification of the child’s health or education status. No student shall suffer any adverse disciplinary or academic consequences as a result of such election by a parent or guardian.#
- (b)
No administrator, teacher, or other school personnel while acting within the scope of his or her employment with a charter school established pursuant to this article or a state chartered special school shall make or enforce any rule that requires students to wear face masks or face coverings while present in any area of a school or school grounds or other property owned or operated by the charter school unless such rule provides that a parent or guardian of a child enrolled in such charter school may elect for his or her child to be exempt from such rule. A parent or guardian making such election shall not be required to provide a reason or any certification of the child’s health or education status. No student shall suffer any adverse disciplinary or academic consequences as a result of such election by a parent or guardian.#
- (c)
This Code section shall not be subject to waivers pursuant to Code Section 20-2-82 for a strategic waivers school system, Code Section 20-2-244 for a local board of education, Code Section 20-2-2063.2 for a charter system, or Code Section 20-2-2065 for a charter school established pursuant to this article or Article 31A of this chapter, a charter system, or schools within a charter system.#
History
Code 1981, § 20-2-2077, enacted by Ga. L. 2022, p. 23, § 4/SB 514.
Effective date
This Code section became effective March 29, 2022.
Editor's notes
Ga. L. 2022, p. 23, § 1/SB 514, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Unmask Georgia Students Act.’” Ga. L. 2022, p. 23, § 6/SB 514, not codified by the General Assembly, provides for the repeal of this Code section effective June 30, 2027.
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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
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