NC middle schoolers are still widely using smartphones in class despite a state law requiring bans, with enforcement uneven and more than a third of students using workarounds to bypass school filters.
A legal dispute ended this week between the Davidson County school board and a former student suspended over his use of the words “illegal alien” in class. A settlement announced in July included a public apology to Christian McGhee and a $20,000 payment to his family.
A federal judge signed an order Tuesday officially settling the legal dispute between the Davidson County school board and a former student suspended over his use of the words “illegal alien” in class. US District Judge Thomas Schroeder’s order confirmed that the settlement includes a public apology to Christian McGhee and a $20,000 payment to his family.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday designed to weed out DEI criteria in public school discipline policies.
On Tuesday, the House Standing Committee on Health approved a bipartisan bill aimed at restricting certain substances on school grounds. The bill proposes a complete ban on tobacco products, hemp-derived products, and their synthetic counterparts—such as Delta-8, Delta-9, CBD, and vapor products—on public school property.
Crime in North Carolina public schools dropped 7.7% during the 2023-2024 school year compared to the previous year, according to new data from the NC Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI). The report, presented to the State Board of Education on Feb. 6, also highlighted the lowest high school dropout rate in the past decade, at...
As a state lawmaker, it’s not my job to issue suspensions. But it is my job to improve our laws, and this incident proved our laws on short-term suspensions were inadequate.
I firmly believe that as we make schools safe with common-sense regulations, we will see teacher retention and satisfaction increase and fewer families fleeing our public school system.
In May, about 19,000 North Carolina teachers gathered in Raleigh to “Rally for Respect,” an event organized by the N.C. Association of Educators. The choice of the word “respect” was important. It implied attendees felt disrespected. By whom? The Republican-led General Assembly, of course. You can select all sorts of statistics, but many important ones aren’t consistent with NCAE’s argument. For example, we...
Talking circles aren’t the answer.
GREENSBORO — What’s the cost of discipline in Guilford County schools? Right now, no one’s sure, although one thing is for certain: It isn’t cheap.
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