Toll Free Number for Reporting Child Abuse or Neglect; Posting at Schools; Regulation; No Liability
-
Law
-
Georgia Code
-
Education
-
Elementary and Secondary Education
-
Quality Basic Education
-
Miscellaneous Provisions
- Toll Free Number for Reporting Child Abuse or Neglect; Posting at Schools; Regulation; No Liability
- Each public school, including local charter schools and state charter schools, shall post in a clearly visible location in a public area of the school that is readily accessible to students a sign in English and other such languages as may be determined by the local board of education that contains the toll-free telephone number operated by the Division of Family and Children Services of the Department of Human Services to receive reports of child abuse or neglect 24 hours per day and seven days per week.
- The State Board of Education may adopt rules and regulations relating to the size and location of the sign required by subsection (a) of this Code section.
- No person shall have a cause of action for any loss or damage caused by any act or omission resulting from posting, or the lack of posting, a sign pursuant to this Code section.
(Code 1981, §20-2-324.4, enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 315, § 1/HB 12.)
Code Commission notes. - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2019, Code Section 29-2-324.4, as enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 332, § 2/SB60, was redesignated as Code Section 20-2-324.5.
Download our app to see the most-to-date content.