By Patricia Robinson The new Senate Bill 199, which was signed into law on November 7, 2019, has two provisions that all education attorneys need to be aware of: (1) a new requirement, effective December 1, 2019, that adults report potential violent or sexual offenses against child victims to law enforcement; and (2) a requirement […]
By Brian Gwyn This session, the General Assembly passed several bills that that will impact K-12 education. Here are some of the highlights: S.L. 2019-71 (SB 219) (Modify Teacher Licensing Requirements) S.L. 2019-110 (SB 399) (Rehire High-Need Teachers) S.L. 2019-154 (HB 362) (15-point Scale for School Performance) S.L. 2019-212 (SB 621) (Testing Reduction Act of […]
By Melissa Michaud Dear Members of the Education Law Section: Welcome to the 2019-2020 bar year! I look forward to working with you, our Council members, and committee chairs this year, and I want to thank our committee chairs for volunteering their time to invest in our Section. As we start the year, please mark […]
By Chelsea Sutton N.C. School Boards Association Assistant Legal Counsel Janine Murphy won the Ann L. Majestic Distinguished Service Award on April 12 from the North Carolina Bar Association’s Education Law Section. Allison Schafer, NCSBA legal counsel and director of policy, presented Murphy with the award at the section’s annual meeting held at the NC […]
By William Joseph Austin Jr. In a case that was already topical, the Fourth Circuit recently rendered an opinion that renewed the concept of Academic Freedom as legal doctrine based in the First Amendment. The case of Wood v. Arnold, 915 F.3d 308 (4th Cir. 2019), involved two statements concerning Islamic beliefs presented in a […]
The NCBA Education Section proudly presents its annual CLE day on Friday, April 12 in Cary. This year’s program is entitled “Change: How Cultural and Political Shifting Affects the Practice of Education Law.” Click here to view the program brochure. Click here to register. North Carolina’s social and political environment looks very different than it […]
By Chad Donnahoo Welcome to the Education Section! It is an exciting year for the Section and I encourage you to join and get involved. For those of you that don’t know me, my name is Chad Donnahoo and I am the Chair for 2018-2019. I work at Campbell Shatley, PLLC in Asheville and our […]