Sen. Amy Galey, R-Alamance, explains the new “Parents’ Bill of Rights” law as parents across North Carolina send their children back to school. The state legislature passed the bill in August in spite of objections from Gov. Roy Cooper, who vetoed Senate Bill 49.
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