New Georgia Law Allows Parents to Opt Their Children Out of School Mask Mandates

New Georgia Law Allows Parents to Opt Their Children Out of School Mask Mandates
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks to the media outside of the Chatham County Health Department in Savannah, Ga., on Dec. 15, 2020. Sean Rayford/Getty Images
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
Reporter
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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Tuesday signed a bill giving parents the option to choose against masking their children at school.

Dubbed the Unmask Georgia Students Act, the Republican-backed bill passed the state legislature on a largely party-line vote. It states that school officials should not impose any mask mandate on students, unless they make sure parents who don’t want their children to wear masks have an option to opt out without needing to provide a reason.
Bill Pan
Bill Pan
Reporter
Bill Pan is an Epoch Times reporter covering education issues and New York news.
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