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Savannah‑Chatham board backs GSBA positions to lower compulsory enrollment age and ease rules on rehiring retired teachers
Summary
The Savannah‑Chatham County Board of Public Education voted to send two recommended changes to the Georgia School Boards Association: reduce the compulsory enrollment age from six to five and ask that state restrictions on rehiring retired teachers be loosened to permit local control.
The Savannah‑Chatham County Board of Public Education on March 5 approved a recommendation to amend the district's submission to the Georgia School Boards Association to (1) lower the compulsory enrollment age from 6 to 5 and (2) add a position asking the GSBA to support revising state retirement rules that limit when retired teachers may return to work.
The board's recommendation asks GSBA to delete the age‑6 reference in the association's compulsory attendance position…
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