Peter Barwick is general counsel of Coalition for Liberty, Inc. in Charlotte, NC. Before joining CFL, he was a partner at Alston & Bird. He received his JD from Duke Law School.
Opinion
NC’s ‘Parents Bill of Rights’ needs sharper teeth
Last year, the Republican legislature passed the Parents Bill of Rights (PBR) over Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto. The PBR gives parents the right, among other things, to challenge supplementary materials — including library books — that contain content parents find objectionable. Based on my recent experience representing a parent in an appeal to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school...