No minor under 16 years of age shall be employed or permitted to work in any gainful occupation during the hours when public or private schools are in session unless said minor has completed senior high school or has been excused from attendance in school by a county or independent school system board of education in accordance with the general policies and regulations promulgated by the State Board of Education.
(Ga. L. 1946, p. 67, § 6.)
Cross references.- Compulsory school attendance, § 20-2-690 et seq.
Law reviews.- For article recommending more consistency in age requirements of laws pertaining to the welfare of minors, see 6 Ga. St. B.J. 189 (1969).
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Obligation of employer to question prospective employee.
- Under the provisions of this law, an employer must ask a prospective employee whether the employee is 16 years of age, and whether the employee has graduated from school. 1958-59 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 23.
Married minors not exempt.
- Fifteen-year-old married minors are not exempt from the prohibitions relating to hours of work in conjunction with school attendance contained in O.C.G.A. §§ 39-2-3 and39-2-4, although local boards of education may excuse such minors from school attendance on an individual basis if in accordance with the policies and regulations of the State Board of Education. 1986 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 86-5.