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2018 Georgia Code 20-2-319 | Car Wreck Lawyer

TITLE 20 EDUCATION

Section 2. Elementary and Secondary Education, 20-2-1 through 20-2-2180.

ARTICLE 6 QUALITY BASIC EDUCATION

20-2-319. Prayers prior to athletic event held on the campus of a private school not to be prohibited.

  1. No law or regulation of this state shall prohibit or be construed as prohibiting or discouraging a private school from conducting a prayer prior to an athletic event held on the campus of the private school.
  2. No athletic team from any public school in this state shall be prohibited by state law or regulation from participating in an athletic event held on the campus of a private school in this state for the reason that the private school conducts a prayer prior to such athletic event.
  3. No school which receives funding under this article shall participate in, sponsor, or provide coaching staff for interscholastic sports events which are conducted under the authority of, conducted under the rules of, or scheduled by any athletic association which prohibits or discourages a private school from conducting a prayer prior to an athletic event held on the campus of the private school.
  4. As used in this Code section, the term "athletic association" means any association of schools or any other similar organization which acts as an organizing, sanctioning, scheduling, or rule-making body for interscholastic athletic events in which public schools in this state participate.

(Code 1981, §20-2-319, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 658, § 1/HB 678.)

Code Commission notes.

- Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2005, Code Section 20-2-319, as enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 795, § 2, was redesignated as Code Section 20-2-319.1 and Code Section 20-2-319, as enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1511, § 2, was redesignated as Code Section 20-2-319.2.

Cases Citing Georgia Code 20-2-319 From Courtlistener.com

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Draughn v. Draughn

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2011-03-07

Citation: 707 S.E.2d 52, 288 Ga. 734, 2011 Fulton County D. Rep. 529, 2011 Ga. LEXIS 182

Snippet: 2005, the Georgia General Assembly enacted OCGA § 20-2-319.1, thereby authorizing the Georgia State Board