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GEORGIA CODE (Last Updated: August 20, 2013) |
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Title 20. EDUCATION |
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Chapter 2. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION |
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Article 16. STUDENTS |
| Part 1. SCHOOL ATTENDANCE |
| Subpart 1. TRANSFER STUDENTS |
| § 20-2-670. (For effective date, see note.) Requirements for transferring students beyond sixth grade; conditional admission; compliance |
| § 20-2-671. (For effective date, see note.) Transfer students who have committed felony acts; disclosure of act |
| Subpart 2. COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE |
| § 20-2-690. Educational entities; requirements for private schools and home study programs |
| § 20-2-690.1. Mandatory education for children between ages six and 16 |
| § 20-2-690.2. (For effective date, see note.) Establishment of student attendance protocol committee; membership and protocol; summary of penalties for failure to comply; reporting |
| § 20-2-691. Minimum annual attendance required; child completing high school exempt |
| § 20-2-692. General Assembly pages granted excused absences |
| § 20-2-692.1. Excused absences for days missed to visit with parent or legal guardian in the military prior to deployment or while on leave |
| § 20-2-692.2. Foster care student attending court proceedings related to that student's foster care to be credited as present at school |
| § 20-2-693. Exemptions |
| § 20-2-694. Administration and enforcement of subpart |
| § 20-2-695. Employing attendance officers in addition to visiting teachers; authority and duties |
| § 20-2-696. Duties of visiting teachers and attendance officers |
| § 20-2-698. Peace officers may take temporary custody of truant children away from home |
| § 20-2-699. (For effective date, see note.) Disposition of children taken into custody |
| § 20-2-700. Reports by peace officers to school authorities and parent or guardian |
| § 20-2-701. Responsibility for reporting truants to juvenile or other courts |
| § 20-2-702. Governor may proclaim subpart suspended |
| § 20-2-703. Subpart is inapplicable where operation of public schools is discontinued |
| Subpart 2A. CLUBS AND ORGANIZATIONS |
| § 20-2-705. Parental consent for participation in school clubs and organizations |
| Subpart 3. RECORDS |
| § 20-2-720. Inspection of students' records by parents |
| Part 2. DISCIPLINE |
| Subpart 1. CORPORAL PUNISHMENT |
| § 20-2-730. Policies and regulations on use of corporal punishment |
| § 20-2-731. When and how corporal punishment may be administered |
| § 20-2-732. When principal or teacher not liable for administering corporal punishment |
| Subpart 1A. IMPROVED STUDENT LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND DISCIPLINE |
| § 20-2-735. Adoption of policies by local boards to improve student learning environment |
| § 20-2-736. Student codes of conduct; distribution; disciplinary action for violations; parental involvement |
| § 20-2-737. Reports by teacher of violations of student code of conduct; notification to parents of support services or disciplinary action |
| § 20-2-738. Authority of teacher over classroom; procedures following removal of student from classroom; placement review committees |
| § 20-2-739. Conflict management and resolution; cultural diversity training programs |
| § 20-2-740. Annual report by local boards of education regarding disciplinary and placement actions; annual study by Department of Education |
| § 20-2-741. Local boards of education to send copies of policies to Department of Education; applicability; effect on Individualized Education Programs |
| Subpart 2. PUBLIC SCHOOL DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNALS |
| § 20-2-750. Short title |
| § 20-2-751. Definitions |
| § 20-2-751.1. Expulsion and disciplinary policy for students bringing weapons to school |
| § 20-2-751.2. (For effective date, see note.) Students subject to disciplinary orders of other school systems |
| § 20-2-751.3. Student code of conduct; policy towards disruptive students |
| § 20-2-751.4. Policies prohibiting bullying; assignment to alternative school; notice |
| § 20-2-751.5. Student codes of conduct; safety rules on school buses; distribution |
| § 20-2-751.6. Disciplinary policy for students committing acts of physical violence against teacher, school bus driver, or other school official or employee |
| § 20-2-751.7. State mandated process for students to follow in reporting instances of alleged inappropriate behavior by teacher or other school personnel; notice of process; training; investigations |
| § 20-2-752. Establishment of disciplinary hearing officers, panels, or tribunals for imposition of suspension or expulsion; rules and regulations; appeals |
| § 20-2-753. Disciplinary hearing officer, panel, or tribunal to hold disciplinary hearing following allegation of assault and battery or recommended suspension or expulsion exceeding 10 days |
| § 20-2-754. Procedures to be followed by disciplinary officer, panel, or tribunal; review |
| § 20-2-755. Authorization of disciplinary officer, panel, or tribunal to determine disciplinary action |
| § 20-2-756. Reports to law enforcement officials |
| § 20-2-757. Applicability of public inspection and open meeting laws |
| § 20-2-758. Legal actions not prohibited, restricted, or limited by disciplinary hearing; rights to appeal from decision of school board |
| § 20-2-759. Children in kindergarten through grade five |
| Subpart 3. CHRONIC DISCIPLINARY PROBLEM STUDENTS |
| § 20-2-764. Definitions |
| § 20-2-765. Notification of parent or guardian of chronic disciplinary problem student; observance of child by parent or guardian; attendance of conference with principal or teacher or both |
| § 20-2-766. Students returning from expulsion or suspension; notice to parents; conference with principal or teacher to devise disciplinary and behavioral correction plan |
| § 20-2-766.1. (For effective date, see note.) Proceeding against parents for failure to cooperate in educational programs; penalty |
| Subpart 4. ALTERNATIVE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS |
| § 20-2-767. Definitions |
| § 20-2-768. (For effective date, see note.) Expulsion or suspension of students for felonies; alternative educational system; policy |
| § 20-2-769. Alternative educational programs; grants; annual reports |
| Part 3. HEALTH |
| § 20-2-770. Rules and regulations for nutritional screening and eye, ear, and dental examinations of students |
| § 20-2-771. Immunization of students |
| § 20-2-771.1. Voluntary preenrollment of children |
| § 20-2-771.2. School health nurse programs |
| § 20-2-772. Rules and regulations for screening of students for scoliosis |
| § 20-2-773. Restrictions on student health services; utilization of state funds |
| § 20-2-774. Self-administration of asthma medication |
| § 20-2-775. Automated external defibrillator required in high schools; requirements; funding |
| § 20-2-776. "Auto-injectable epinephrine" defined; requirements for student retention of medication; liability of school system |
| § 20-2-776.1. Administration of auto-injectable epinephrine by school personnel |
| § 20-2-776.2. Stock supply of auto-injectable epinephrine; requirements; limited liability |
| § 20-2-777. Annual fitness assessment program; reporting and compliance |
| § 20-2-778. Required information to parents of students regarding meningococcal meningitis |
| § 20-2-779. Care of students with diabetes; definitions; training of school employees; diabetes medical management plan; no liability for staff; application to private schools |
| Part 4. REMOVAL OF CHILD FROM SCHOOL TO GAIN CUSTODY |
| § 20-2-780. Change of custody of minor child by removing child from premises of private or public school prohibited |
REFS & ANNOS
TITLE 20 Chapter 2 Article 16 NOTE
CROSS REFERENCES. --Prohibition against possession of alcoholic beverages upon grounds or within structures of public schools, § 3-3-21.1.
ADMINISTRATIVE RULES AND REGULATIONS. --Regional educational services, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Georgia Department of Education, Chapter 160-5-1.
LAW REVIEWS. --For article, "Contrasting Concurrences of Clarence Thomas: Deploying Originalism and Paternalism in Commercial and Student Speech Cases," see 26 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 321 (2010).
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. Proof of Facts. --Teacher's Failure to Supervise Students, 4 POF2d 87.
Proof that School Board Improperly Expelled Student from School, 55 POF3d 313.
ADMINISTRATIVE RULES AND REGULATIONS. --Regional educational services, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Georgia Department of Education, Chapter 160-5-1.
LAW REVIEWS. --For article, "Contrasting Concurrences of Clarence Thomas: Deploying Originalism and Paternalism in Commercial and Student Speech Cases," see 26 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 321 (2010).
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. Proof of Facts. --Teacher's Failure to Supervise Students, 4 POF2d 87.
Proof that School Board Improperly Expelled Student from School, 55 POF3d 313.