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# O.C.G.A. § 39-2-4. Employment of minors under 16 years of age generally — Employment during school hours.

No minor under 16 years of age shall be employed or permitted to work in any gainful occupation during the hours when public or private schools are in session unless said minor has completed senior high school or has been excused from attendance in school by a county or independent school system board of education in accordance with the general policies and regulations promulgated by the State Board of Education.

## History

Ga. L. 1946, p. 67, § 6.

## Cross References

Compulsory school attendance, § 20-2-690 et seq.

## Law Reviews

For article recommending more consistency in age requirements of laws pertaining to the welfare of minors, see 6 Ga. St. B.J. 189 (1969).