Georgia § 20-2-1051 - Participation not to be regulated or required.
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§ 20-2-1051. Participation not to be regulated or required.
No teacher, principal, school board, or any other person may require or prescribe any particular method or manner in which a child shall participate in any period of silent prayer or meditation, but each child shall be absolutely free to participate therein or not, in such manner or way as such child shall personally desire, consistent with his or her beliefs. (Ga. L. 1969, p. 488, § 1.) Code Commission notes. - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1992, a comma was inserted following "board".
Source: official Georgia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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