Bill increasing punishment in schools will be weaponized against NC students
This legislative session, Republicans in the North Carolina General Assembly have been laser-focused on what they see as failures in the state's ed...

March 17, 2023
3:20 AM
This legislative session, Republicans in the North Carolina General Assembly have been laser-focused on what they see as failures in the state's education system. They've crafted a Parent's Bill of Rights that stigmatizes LGBTQ students and could potentially 'out' them to their parents. They've also filed an anti-Critical Race Theory bill. Now, the NCGA House committee on K-12 Education has a new project: pulling even more kids out of school by increasing punishments for minor infractions of school policy.
Sara Pequeño