Amends GS 115C-12 to direct the State Board of Education to adopt a policy to be implemented by local boards of education to ensure academic freedom. Lists five required elements of the policy, including the requirement that a student not be discriminated against or mocked for the student's ideological, political, religious, or nonreligious viewpoints.
Applies beginning with the 2017-18 school year.
K-12 ACADEMIC FREEDOM.
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AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO ADOPT A POLICY OF ACADEMIC FREEDOM.Intro. by Speciale, Pittman, Ford, Boswell.
Status: Ref to the Com on Education - K-12, if favorable, State and Local Government II (House Action) (Apr 6 2017)
Bill History:
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Wed, 5 Apr 2017 House: Filed(link is external)
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Thu, 6 Apr 2017 House: Passed 1st Reading(link is external)
H 570
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Bill H 570 (2017-2018)Summary date: Apr 5 2017 - View Summary
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