NC Lawmakers Grill School Leaders Again over Policies for Transgender Students, LGBTQ Books

Lawmakers Threaten Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools Over Books, Policies on Gender

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Chapel Hill schools put on notice: ‘Compliance isn’t voluntary,’ NC House leader says

House majority leader targeted Chapel Hill-Carrboro schools and policies after a board member’s comments in October.

NC lawmakers grill school leaders again over policies for transgender students, LGBTQ books

Chapel Hill-Carrboro school leaders testified before lawmakers as Republicans consider an effort to ban books on gender identity, sexual orientation and sexual activity from elementary school libraries.

Oversight lawmakers accuse Chapel Hill-Carrboro Schools of skirting Parents’ Bill of Rights law

RALEIGH — For the second time in five months, the North Carolina House Oversight Committee summoned Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Superintendent Rodney Trice to answer for alleged violations of the Parents’ Bill of Rights law. While there was no tossing of books over one’s shoulder as there w

The Morning News: Walking for Suicide Prevention, Defending Books in School Libraries

In today’s news: advocates gather on UNC’s campus for a suicide prevention walk. Also: Chapel Hill-Carrboro school officials head to Raleigh to defend books with LGBTQ characters; a pharmaceutical company chooses Durham for their new location; and Chapel Hill’s mayor weighs in on the obstacles to building new affordable housing. And in sports: UNC baseball gears up for a big series at Duke, while three Diamond Heels earn individual honors; a Tar…