{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-20-2-2094","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 20-2-2094","heading":"[Repealed effective June 30, 2027] Enforcement of face mask wearing requirement prohibited in charter schools","body":"(a) No governing body of a charter school established pursuant to this article 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.\n(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 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.\n(c) This Code section shall not be subject to waivers pursuant to Code Section 20-2-2065 for a charter school established pursuant to this article.","path":["TITLE 20 Education","CHAPTER 2 Elementary and Secondary Education","Article 31A State Charter Schools"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.20.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"b427eddc76870393ccab262099165a9820d7798bb0cca72bdcad5d27d014af1e","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-20-2-2093","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-20-2-2095"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}