Governor signs bill for religious expression on school sports uniforms
A new law bans prohibitions on religious expression on high school athletic uniforms in certain circumstances.
Gov. Nathan Deal signed Senate Bill 309, which prohibits publicly-funded high schools from participating in athletic associations that both prohibit religious symbols on sports uniforms and allow other types of personal expression on them.
The law also bans prohibitions on athletic competitions between public and private schools.
It is aimed at the Georgia High School Association, the biggest association for public school sports.
Companion legislation, House Bill 870, did not pass the General Assembly. Deal signed SB 309 on Tuesday.
Read more about the legislation and what it does here.
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Ty Tagami is a staff writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Since joining the newspaper in 2002, he has written about everything from hurricanes to homelessness. He has deep experience covering local government and education, and can often be found under the Gold Dome when lawmakers meet or in a school somewhere in the state.
