Code: IDAF


160-4-2-.07 INSTRUCTION IN UNITED STATES AND GEORGIA HISTORY
AND GOVERNMENT.


(1) REQUIREMENTS.


(a) Local boards of education shall adhere to the following requirements.


1. Implement at the high-school level the state-approved course of study in
United States history, including its institutions and ideals.


2. Implement at the high-school level the state-approved course in citizenship
education in the background, history, and development of the United States’ system
of government, including the essentials of the United States Constitution, including
the study of American institutions and ideals and a study of the Pledge of Allegiance
to the flag of the United States in addition to other institutions and ideals.


3. Implement at the eighth grade the state-approved course of study in Georgia
history and government. This course shall include a study of Georgia’s institutions
and ideals, a study of state and local governments, and a study of the Pledge of
Allegiance to the Georgia flag in addition to other institutions and ideals.

(b) Local boards of education shall exempt students who enter a Georgia public
school after the eighth grade year from the required course of study in Georgia history
and government.

Authority O .C.G.A. § 20-2-142(a) .

Adopted: January 20, 2011                  Effective: February 10, 2011