School Law Bulletin Series

This article looks at North Carolina legislation from 1997 affecting employment in the public schools.

THE EXCELLENT SCHOOLS ACT OF 1997 addressed issues related to every phase of employment in North Carolina’s public schools, from teacher education to professional development, contract renewals, an

This article begins with a general discussion of school preparedness plans based on my conversations with school counselors, nurses, psychologists, attorneys, assistant superintendents, assistant p

A number of school systems in North Carolina today are struggling to provide school facilities adequate to a system of quality education.

IN THE SUMMER OF 2000 Guilford County experienced a contentious battle over public school funding.

The year 2001 saw numerous updates and changes to the rules applying to public contracts.

The General Assembly enacted no major school law changes during the 2008 legislative session. It continued to support efforts to help all students learn and achieve.

THE 1990S HAVE SEEN ENORMOUS CHANGES in public school law.

In 2002 the biggest changes in education policy came from the federal government, not from traditional state policymakers.

The General Assembly made only a few significant changes to public elementary and secondary school law this year.

IN SPITE OF THE STATE’S FINANCIAL PROBLEMS, the 2001 General Assembly supported ongoing and new programs to improve student learning and achievement.

THE 2001 GENERAL ASSEMBLY passed legislation affecting employment in North Carolina’s public schools in the areas of licensure and professional devel- opment, recruiting and hiring, leave and pay,

In 2000 the General Assembly proposed—and the voters approved—issuance of $2.5 billion in general obligation bonds for capital improvements at the University of North Carolina (UNC) and $600 millio

In the difficult economic times of the 2002 legislative session, the chief interests of the University of North Carolina and the North Carolina Community College System centered on the General Asse

As it has in recent years, money remained tight in the 2005 General Assembly, and overall appropriations for The University of North Carolina (UNC) and the Community College system rose only slight

THE BIGGEST STORY in higher education legislation in the 1999 session of the North Carolina General Assembly was a bill that did not pass—S 912—which, in its original form, would have authorized th

The most important pieces of legislation affecting public purchasing and contracting this session (1) authorize the use of the “reverse auction” bidding method for purchase contracts, (2) allow pub

As most school personnel know, significant numbers of students do not reside in homes with both parents. So-called nontraditional family structures are today more common than uncommon.

The Clearinghouse digests recent state and federal opinions that affect North Carolina.

The Clearinghouse digests recent state and federal opinions that affect North Carolina.

The Clearinghouse digests recent state and federal opinions that affect North Carolina.

The Clearinghouse digests recent state and federal opinions that affect North Carolina.

The Clearinghouse digests recent state and federal opinions that affect North Carolina.

The Clearinghouse digests recent state and federal opinions that affect North Carolina.

The Clearinghouse digests recent state and federal opinions that affect North Carolina.

The Clearinghouse digests recent state and federal opinions that affect North Carolina.

The Clearinghouse digests recent state and federal opinions that affect North Carolina.

The Clearinghouse digests recent state and federal opinions that affect North Carolina.

The Clearinghouse digests recent state and federal opinions that affect North Carolina.

The Clearinghouse digests recent state and federal opinions that affect North Carolina.

The Clearinghouse digests recent state and federal opinions that affect North Carolina.

The Clearinghouse digests recent state and federal opinions that affect North Carolina.

The Clearinghouse digests recent state and federal opinions that affect North Carolina.

The Clearinghouse digests recent state and federal opinions that affect North Carolina.

What are the legal principles underlying the treatment of these controversial topics in the North Carolina public school curriculum?

To familiarize both parties to the contract with options, the article describes many critical choices that should be reflected in the contract.

Consider this: a fifth grader is teased during class by other students, who call him “stupid,” “retarded” and “a reject.” Sound pretty typical?

More than a million children in the United States experience homelessness during the course of a year, a startling figure that begs the question, “What does it mean to be homeless?” School administ

BECAUSE OF TWO PROVISIONS in Chapter 115C of the North Carolina General Statutes (hereinafter G.S.), al- most anyone affected by any school decision may appeal that decision directly to the local b

In its 2007 Appropriations Act, the North Carolina General Assembly enacted a series of interrelated measures affecting Medicaid funding, state and local sales and use taxes, and the Public School

The North Carolina Supreme Court in its now-famous Leandro1 decision recognized for the first time a right under the state constitution to a “sound basic education.” Three extensive rulings of a st

This is Part II of the four-part series discussing issues of liability in school volunteer programs.

Part IV is the final installment of this series on legal issues in school volunteer programs. The first three parts dis- cussed liability issues in public school volunteer programs.

This article describes each of those inquiries in detail, using examples from typical North Carolina schools.

Ever since the first wave of state-initiated educational reforms began to be felt in the early 1980s, state responsibility for education has increasingly impinged on the local control of schools.

Probationary public school teachers in North Carolina hold one-year contracts that school boards may decline to renew for any rational, nondiscriminatory reason.

IN NORTH CAROLINA’S PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES AND COM- MUNITY COLLEGES, allegations of student misconduct can put in motion a variety of administrative and disciplinary proceedings.

This bulletin reviews the Quon decision, considers subsequent cases interpreting and applying Quon, and offers concluding thoughts and recommendations to school employers regardin

This article summarizes the law regulating the re- lease of student information.