ATLANTA —Georgia students who miss too much school could wind up losing their rights to drive or to play sports.

Those were among the recommendations of a legislative study committee that completed its work Thursday.

A growing number of students are missing a tenth or more of each school year , a problem exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

If left unchecked, it will become a major problem for the state, said Sen. John F. Kennedy, R-Macon, who led the committee.

“It’s all about the kids, but it’s also an economic issue for the state of Georgia. It is a workforce issue for the state of Georgia,” said Kennedy, who stepped down this summer as the Senate president pro tem to run for lieutenant governor.

The bipartisan committee voted unanimously on a host of recommendations that could

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