Restoration News was the first to expose the school boards failing to enact the North Carolina Parents’ Bill of Rights. That’s changing—but there’s more work to be done.

When it comes to passing and implementing the Parents’ Bill of Rights in North Carolina, families have faced an uphill battle from the start. Now that struggle is bearing fruit.

Since we began reporting on the school boards failing—or refusing—to put the new law into practice, 3 districts have become compliant with the law: Chatham, Haywood, and Macon Counties.

We spoke with the Whiteville City Schools Superintendent Jonathan Williams who indicated that his district was waiting for guidance from the North Carolina School Board Association, and he was under the impression that the law wasn’t effective until next school year. When Restoration News pointed out the legislation lists an effective date of Dec. 1, 2023, Dr. Williams responded that he would “bring our district up to full compliance.”

Other districts have not responded or have told us that their attorneys would respond to our inquiries about whether they intend to become compliant with the law—to date no response from the attorneys.

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Restoration News was the first to expose the school boards failing to enact the North Carolina Parents’ Bill of Rights. That’s changing—but there’s more work to be done.