Rule 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.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 160-4-2-.07
O.C.G.A. Sec. 20-2-142.
Original Rule entitled "Requirements" adopted. F. Sept. 27, 1990; eff. Oct. 17, 1990.Repealed: F. Mar. 16, 1999; eff. Apr. 5, 1999.Amended: New Rule entitled "Instruction in United States and Georgia History and Government" adopted. F. Jan. 14, 2005; eff. Feb. 3, 2005.Amended: F. Jan. 21, 2011; eff. Feb. 10, 2011.