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NC Gen Stat § 115C-390.10 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 27 - Discipline.|§ 115C-390.10 - 365-day suspension for gun possession.

 115C-390.10. 365-day suspension for gun possession.(a) All local boards of education shall develop and implement written policies and procedures, as required by the federal Gun Free Schools Act, 20 U.SC. 7151, requiring suspension for 365 calendar days of any student who is determined to have brought or been in possession of a firearm or destructive device on educational property, or to a school-sponsored event off of educational property. A principal shall recommend to the superintendent the 365-day suspension of any student believed to have violated board policies regarding weapons. The superintendent has the authority to suspend for 365 days a student who has been recommended for such suspension by the principal when such recommendation is consistent with board policies. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the superintendent may modify, in writing, the required 365-day suspension for an individual student on a case-by-case basis. The superintendent shall not impose a 365-day suspension if the superintendent determines that the student took or received the firearm or destructive device from another person at school or found the firearm or destructive device at school, provided that the student delivered or reported the firearm or destructive device as soon as practicable to a law enforcement officer or a school employee and had no intent to use such firearm or destructive device in a harmful or threatening way.(b) The principal must report all incidents of firearms or destructive devices on educational property or at a school-sponsored event as required by G.S. 115C-288(g) and State Board of Education policy.(c) Nothing in this provision shall apply to a firearm that was brought onto educational property for activities approved and authorized by the local board of education, provided that the local board of education has adopted appropriate safeguards to protect student safety.(d) At the time the student and parent receive notice that the student is suspended for 365 days under this section, the superintendent shall provide notice to the student and the student's parent of the right to petition the local board of education for readmission pursuant to G.S. 115C-390.12.(e) The procedures described in G.S. 115C-390.8 apply to students facing a 365-day suspension pursuant to this section.(f) Students who are suspended for 365 days pursuant to this section shall be considered for alternative educational services consistent with the provisions of G.S. 115C-390.9.  (2011-282, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-390.11 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 27 - Discipline.|§ 115C-390.11 - Expulsion.

 115C-390.11. Expulsion.(a) Upon recommendation of the superintendent, a local board of education may expel any student 14 years of age or older whose continued presence in school constitutes a clear threat to the safety of other students or school staff. Prior to the expulsion of any student, the local board shall conduct a hearing to determine whether the student's continued presence in school constitutes a clear threat to the safety of other students or school staff. The student shall be given reasonable notice of the recommendation in accordance with G.S. 115C-390.8(a) and (b), as well as reasonable notice of the time and place of the scheduled hearing.(1) The procedures described in G.S. 115C-390.8(e)(1)-(8) apply to students facing expulsion pursuant to this section, except that the decision to expel a student by the local board of education shall be based on clear and convincing evidence that the student's continued presence in school constitutes a clear threat to the safety of other students and school staff.(2) A local board of education may expel any student subject to G.S. 14-208.18 in accordance with the procedures of this section. Prior to ordering the expulsion of a student, the local board of education shall consider whether there are alternative education services that may be offered to the student. As provided by G.S. 14-208.18(f), if the local board of education determines that the student shall be provided educational services on school property, the student shall be under the supervision of school personnel at all times.(3) At the time a student is expelled under this section, the student shall be provided notice of the right to petition for readmission pursuant to G.S. 115C-390.12.(b) During the expulsion, the student is not entitled to be present on any property of the local school administrative unit and is not considered a student of the local board of education. Nothing in this section shall prevent a local board of education from offering access to some type of alternative educational services that can be provided to the student in a manner that does not create safety risks to other students and school staff.  (2011-282, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-392 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 27 - Discipline.|§ 115C-392 - Appeal of disciplinary measures.

 115C-392. Appeal of disciplinary measures.Appeals of disciplinary measures are subject to the provisions of G.S. 115C-45(c). (1981, c. 423, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-397.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 27A - Management and Placement of Disruptive Students.|§ 115C-397.1 - Management and placement of disruptive students.

 115C-397.1. Management and placement of disruptive students.If, after a teacher has requested assistance from the principal two or more times due to a student's disruptive behavior, the teacher finds that the student's disruptive behavior continues to interfere with the academic achievement of that student or other students in the class, then the teacher may refer the matter to a school-based committee. The teacher may request that additional classroom teachers participate in the committee's proceedings. For the purposes of this section, the committee shall notify the student's parent, guardian, or legal custodian and shall encourage that person's participation in the proceedings of the committee concerning the student. Nothing in this section requires a student to be screened, evaluated, or identified as a child with a disability under Article 9 of this Chapter. The committee shall review the matter and shall take one or more of the following actions: (i) advise the teacher on managing the student's behavior more effectively, (ii) recommend to the principal the transfer of the student to another class within the school, (iii) recommend to the principal a multidisciplinary evaluation of the student, (iv) recommend to the principal that the student be assigned to an alternative learning program, or (v) recommend to the principal that the student receive any additional services that the school or the school unit has the resources to provide for the student. If the principal does not follow the recommendation of the committee, the principal shall provide a written explanation to the committee, the teacher who referred the matter to the committee, and the superintendent, of any actions taken to resolve the matter and of the reason the principal did not follow the recommendation of the committee.This section shall be in addition to the supplemental to disciplinary action taken in accordance with any other law. The recommendation of the committee is final and shall not be appealed under G.S. 115C-45(c). Nothing in this section shall authorize a student to refer a disciplinary matter to this committee or to have the matter of the student's behavior referred to this committee before any discipline is imposed on the student. (1997-443, s. 8.29(b); 2006-69, s. 3(m).)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-398 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 28 - Student Liability.|§ 115C-398 - Damage to school buildings, furnishings, textbooks.

 115C-398. Damage to school buildings, furnishings, textbooks.Students and their parents or legal guardians may be liable for damage to school buildings, furnishings and textbooks pursuant to the provisions of G.S. 115C-523, 115C-100 and 14-132. (1981, c. 423, s. 1; 1985, c. 581, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-399 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 28 - Student Liability.|§ 115C-399 - Trespass on or damage to school bus.

 115C-399. Trespass on or damage to school bus.Any person who willfully trespasses upon or damages a school bus may be liable pursuant to the provisions of G.S. 14-132.2. (1981, c. 423, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-400 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 29 - Protective Provisions and Maintenance of Student Records.|§ 115C-400 - School personnel to report child abuse.

 115C-400. School personnel to report child abuse.Any person who has cause to suspect child abuse or neglect has a duty to report the case of the child to the Director of Social Services of the county, as provided in Article 3 of Chapter 7B of the General Statutes. (1981, c. 423, s. 1; 1998-202, s. 13(bb).)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-401 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 29 - Protective Provisions and Maintenance of Student Records.|§ 115C-401 - School counseling inadmissible evidence.

 115C-401. School counseling inadmissible evidence.Information given to a school counselor to enable him to render counseling services may be privileged as provided in G.S. 8-53.4. (1981, c. 423, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-401.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 29 - Protective Provisions and Maintenance of Student Records.|§ 115C-401.1 - Prohibition on the disclosure of information about students.

 115C-401.1. Prohibition on the disclosure of information about students.(a) It is unlawful for a person who enters into a contract with a local board of education or its designee to sell any personally identifiable information that is obtained from a student as a result of the person's performance under the contract. This prohibition does not apply if the person obtains the prior written authorization of the student's parent or guardian. This authorization shall include the parent's or guardian's original signature. The person shall not solicit this authorization and signature through the school's personnel or equipment or on school grounds.(b) The following definitions apply in this section:(1) "Contract" means a contract for the provision of goods or services.(2) "Personally identifiable information" means any information directly related to a student, including the student's name, birthdate, address, social security number, individual purchasing behavior or preferences, parents' names, telephone number, or any other information or identification number that would provide information about a specific student.(3) "Sell" means sell or otherwise use for a business or marketing purpose.(c) A violation of subsection (a) of this section shall be punished as a Class 2 misdemeanor, and when the defendant is an organization as defined in G.S. 15A-773(c) the fine shall be five thousand dollars ($5,000) for the first violation, ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for a second violation, and twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for a third or subsequent violation.(d) Nothing in this section shall preclude the enforcement of civil remedies as otherwise provided by law.(e) Nothing in this section prohibits the identification and disclosure of directory information in compliance with federal law and local board of education policy or procedure. (2001-500, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-402.15 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 29 - Protective Provisions and Maintenance of Student Records.|§ 115C-402.15 - Parental notification regarding rights to student records and opt-out opportunities.

 115C-402.15. Parental notification regarding rights to student records and opt-out opportunities.(a) Annual Parental Notification. - Local boards of education shall annually provide parents, by a method reasonably designed to provide actual notice, information on parental rights under State and federal law with regards to student records and opt-out opportunities for disclosure of directory information as provided under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 U.S.C. 1232g, and notice and opt-out opportunities for surveys covered by the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment, 20 U.S.C. 1232h.(b) Notice Content. - The notice shall include information on parental rights under State and federal law to:(1) Inspect and review education records.(2) Seek to amend inaccurate education records.(3) Provide written consent prior to disclosure of personally identifiable information from education records, except as otherwise provided by law. Information shall be included on disclosure of directory information and parental rights to opt out of disclosure of directory information.(4) File a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education concerning alleged failures to comply with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.(5) Receive notice and the opportunity to opt out prior to the participation of the student in a protected information survey under 20 U.S.C. 1232h.  (2014-50, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-403 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 29 - Protective Provisions and Maintenance of Student Records.|§ 115C-403 - Flagging and verification of student records; notification of law enforcement agencies.

 115C-403. Flagging and verification of student records; notification of law enforcement agencies.(a) Upon notification by a law enforcement agency or the North Carolina Center for Missing Persons of a child's disappearance, the superintendent of a local school administrative unit or his designee shall flag or mark the record of any child who is currently or was previously enrolled in a school of that unit and who is reported as missing. The flag or mark shall be made in such a manner that when a copy of or information regarding the record is requested, school personnel are alerted to the fact that the record is that of a missing child.Before providing a copy of the school record or other information concerning the child whose record is flagged pursuant to this section, the superintendent or his designee shall notify the agency that requested that the record be flagged of every inquiry made concerning the flagged record, and shall provide a copy to the agency of any written request for information concerning the flagged record.(b) When any child transfers from one school system to another school system, the receiving school shall, within 30 days of the child's enrollment, obtain the child's record from the school from which the child is transferring. If the child's parent, custodian, or guardian provides a copy of the child's record from the school from which the child is transferring, the receiving school shall, within 30 days of the child's enrollment, request written verification of the school record by contacting the school or institution named on the transferring child's record. Upon receipt of a request, the principal or the principal's designee of the school from which the child is transferring shall not withhold the record or verification for any reason, except as is authorized under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. Any information received indicating that the transferring child is a missing child shall be reported to the North Carolina Center for Missing Persons. (1989, c. 331, s. 1; 1998-220, s. 12.)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-407 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 29A - Policy Prohibiting Use of Tobacco Products.|§ 115C-407 - Policy prohibiting tobacco use in school buildings, grounds, and at school-sponsored events.

 115C-407. Policy prohibiting tobacco use in school buildings, grounds, and at school-sponsored events.(a) Not later than August 1, 2008, local boards of education shall adopt, implement, and enforce a written policy prohibiting at all times the use of any tobacco product by any person in school buildings, in school facilities, on school campuses, and in or on any other school property owned or operated by the local school administrative unit. The policy shall further prohibit the use of all tobacco products by persons attending a school-sponsored event at a location not listed in this subsection when in the presence of students or school personnel or in an area where smoking is otherwise prohibited by law.(b) The policy shall include at least all of the following elements:(1) Adequate notice to students, parents, the public, and school personnel of the policy.(2) Posting of signs prohibiting at all times the use of tobacco products by any person in and on school property.(3) Requirements that school personnel enforce the policy.(c) The policy may permit tobacco products to be included in instructional or research activities in public school buildings if the activity is conducted or supervised by the faculty member overseeing the instruction or research and the activity does not include smoking, chewing, or otherwise ingesting the tobacco product.(d) The North Carolina Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission shall work with local boards of education to provide assistance with the implementation of this policy including providing information regarding smoking cessation and prevention resources. Nothing in this section, G.S. 143-595 through G.S. 143-601, or any other section prohibits a local board of education from adopting and enforcing a more restrictive policy on the use of tobacco in school buildings, in school facilities, on school campuses, or at school-related or school-sponsored events, and in or on other school property. (2003-421, s. 1; 2007-236, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-407.6 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 29B - Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children.|§ 115C-407.6 - Creation of a State Council.

 115C-407.6. Creation of a State Council.The State Board of Education shall establish a State Council, as required by Article VIII of the compact. The membership of the State Council shall include, at a minimum, the Superintendent of Public Instruction, a superintendent of a local school administrative unit with a high concentration of military children, a representative from a military installation, a representative of the executive branch of government, a representative of the North Carolina School Boards Association, a representative of the North Carolina Association of School Administrators, a member appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and a member appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives.  (2008-185, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-407.7 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 29B - Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children.|§ 115C-407.7 - Appointment of compact commissioner.

 115C-407.7. Appointment of compact commissioner.As required by Article VIII of the compact, the Governor shall appoint as compact commissioner an individual who represents at least one local board of education with a high concentration of military children. The compact commissioner shall be responsible for the administration and management of the State's participation in the compact.  (2008-185, s. 1; 2019-38, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-407.8 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 29B - Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children.|§ 115C-407.8 - Effective date of compact.

 115C-407.8. Effective date of compact.This Article becomes effective July 1, 2008, or upon enactment of the compact into law by nine other states, whichever date occurs later.  (2008-185, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 115C-407.15 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 115C - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 29C - School Violence Prevention.|§ 115C-407.15 - Bullying and harassing behavior.

 115C-407.15. Bullying and harassing behavior.(a) As used in this Article, "bullying or harassing behavior" is any pattern of gestures or written, electronic, or verbal communications, or any physical act or any threatening communication, that takes place on school property, at any school-sponsored function, or on a school bus, and that:(1) Places a student or school employee in actual and reasonable fear of harm to his or her person or damage to his or her property; or(2) Creates or is certain to create a hostile environment by substantially interfering with or impairing a student's educational performance, opportunities, or benefits. For purposes of this section, "hostile environment" means that the victim subjectively views the conduct as bullying or harassing behavior and the conduct is objectively severe or pervasive enough that a reasonable person would agree that it is bullying or harassing behavior.Bullying or harassing behavior includes, but is not limited to, acts reasonably perceived as being motivated by any actual or perceived differentiating characteristic, such as race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, gender, socioeconomic status, academic status, gender identity, physical appearance, sexual orientation, or mental, physical, developmental, or sensory disability, or by association with a person who has or is perceived to have one or more of these characteristics.(b) No student or school employee shall be subjected to bullying or harassing behavior by school employees or students.(c) No person shall engage in any act of reprisal or retaliation against a victim, witness, or a person with reliable information about an act of bullying or harassing behavior.(d) A school employee who has witnessed or has reliable information that a student or school employee has been subject to any act of bullying or harassing behavior shall report the incident to the appropriate school official.(e) A student or volunteer who has witnessed or has reliable information that a student or school employee has been subject to any act of bullying or harassing behavior should report the incident to the appropriate school official.  (2009-212, s. 1; 2009-570, s. 39.)