Case Name: JESSICA HARDY, a minor, by and through her parent, GAIL HARDY v. BEAUFORT COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION; JEFFREY MOSS, Superintendent, Beaufort County Schools, in his official capacity
Court: Supreme Court of North Carolina
Jurisdiction: North Carolina
Decision Date: 2010-10-08
Citations: 364 N.C. 415
Docket Number: No. 481A09
Parties: JESSICA HARDY, a minor, by and through her parent, GAIL HARDY v. BEAUFORT COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION; JEFFREY MOSS, Superintendent, Beaufort County Schools, in his official capacity
Judges: 
Reporter: North Carolina Reports
Volume: 364
Pages: 415–416

Head Matter:
JESSICA HARDY, a minor, by and through her parent, GAIL HARDY v. BEAUFORT COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION; JEFFREY MOSS, Superintendent, Beaufort County Schools, in his official capacity
No. 481A09
(Filed 8 October 2010)
Appeal pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 7A-30(2) from the decision of a divided panel of the Court of Appeals, 201 N.C. App.-, 685 S.E.2d 550 (2009), affirming an order entered 16 May 2008 by Judge William C. Griffin, Jr. in Superior Court, Beaufort. County. Heard in the Supreme Court 22 March 2010.
Children’s Law Clinic, Duke Law School, by Jane Wettach; and Advocates for Children’s Services, Legal Aid, of North Carolina, Inc., by Erwin Byrd and Lewis Pitts, for plaintiff-appellant.
Tharrington Smith, L.L.P., by Curtis H. (“Trey”) Allen III, for defendant-appellee Beaufort County Board of Education.
Jack Holtzman for North Carolina Justice Center; Concerned Citizens for the Betterment of Beaufort County Schools; Parents Supporting Parents; Tamar Birckhead; Southern Coalition for Social Justice; Center for Death Penalty Litigation, Inc.; Office of the Juvenile Defender; North Carolina Black Leadership Caucus; and NC Conference ofNAACP Branches, amici curiae.
Campbell Shatley, PLLC, by Christopher Z. Campbell; and Allison B. Schafer, General Counsel, for North Carolina School Boards Association, amicus curiae.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
For the reasons stated in King v. Beaufort Cty. Bd. of Educ., — N.C. —, — S.E.2d — (Oct. 8, 2010) (No. 480A09), the decision of the Court of Appeals is reversed, and this case is remanded to that court for further remand to the trial court for further proceedings consistent with King.
REVERSED AND REMANDED.