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7980
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Denning analyzes the North Carolina Supreme Court's 2005 decision interpreting the fines and forfeitures provision of Article IX, Section 7 of the North Carolina Constitution. that states the proceeds of all penalties and forfeitures and of all fines collected shall be used exclusively for maintaining free public schools.
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7981
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In August 2005, the North Carolina General Assembly passed the State Lottery Act. Proponents had worked for almost two decades to make a lottery in the state a reality. Riggsbee discusses the responsibilities of the North Carolina State Lottery Commission, the allocation of lottery revenue, and other provisions of the statute.
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8453
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Boards of education in North Carolina have great latitude in designing their hiring policies. There are no state statutes or regulations to require the boards to advertise or post notices of vacancies, interview any specific number of candidates, or conduct interviews in a certain way. The challenge to the boards is to put in place hiring procedures that increase the likelihood of identifying the best candidates while at the same time decreasing the chances of violating federal antidiscrimination statutes.
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Occasionally, third parties contact local educational agencies (LEAs) requesting permission to conduct research using the students or their educational records. LEAs also may use third parties to conduct research on their students. In these situations protection of the privacy rights of students and students' families comes under federal law--the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment (PPRA). Rone discusses constitutional issues that may arise when this type of research is conducted and privacy protection policies an LEA may want to enact.
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7010
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The North Carolina General Assembly made only a few significant changes to public elementary and secondary school law during this year. The assembly's highest profile issue was the revision of the public school calendar. Other issues dealt with finance, purchasing and contracting, student health, and criminal law.
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7011
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Funding for public higher education has been austere in the last several sessions of the North Carolina General Assembly. Reduction in funding was also ordered in the 2004 session. Joyce discusses the assembly's actions as they apply to appropriations and salaries, tuition and student aid, and university and community college governance.
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6536
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Mesibov and Joyce discuss educational legislation of the 2003 North Carolina General Assembly, including appropriations, improving student performance and opportunities, volunteer records, charter schools, and purchasing and contracting.
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6537
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Joyce discusses laws passed by the 2003 North Carolina General Assembly pertaining to higher education, including appropriations and salaries, university community college governance, and financial aid.
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6538
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Bluestein discusses legislation passed by the 2003 North Carolina General Assembly affecting local school administrative purchasing procedures, flexibility in university purchasing, and electronic contracting.
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6539
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Joyce discusses laws passed by the 2003 North Carolina General Assembly pertaining to higher education, including appropriations and salaries, university and community college governance, and financial aid.
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6797
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Students in North Carolina's public schools are openly identifying themselves as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender with some of them are reporting harassment from some of their peers to school officials. The article discusses some of the federal and state decisions from other jurisdictions that North Carolina courts are likely to consider if called upon to analyze the potential liability of school boards or employees for peer harassment of gay students. Measures that North Carolina school boards can implement to prevent this form of harassment are included. To date, no cases of this type have come before North Carolina's courts.
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5464
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For over one hundred years there has been a public debate over why creationism is not taught along with the theory of evolution in public schools. Dropkin discusses \"legal principles underlying the treatment of these controversial topics,\" in the state's public school curriculum.
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5466
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The Confederate flag is viewed as heritage by some, a symbol of hate by others. When this symbol appears on school grounds, how should administrators react? Alford discusses the \"legal implications of a school board's decision to prohibit a display of Confederate symbols.\" She also analyzes several federal circuit court Confederate cases and discusses how \"this body of law applies to North Carolina schools.\"
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5819
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Mesibov and Joyce discuss educational legislation of the 2002 North Carolina General Assembly, including financial, student testing, and purchasing and contracts. Areas of school employment, including pay, licensure, and conditions of employment, are also discussed.
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5820
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Joyce discusses laws passed by the 2002 North Carolina General Assembly pertaining to higher education, including appropriations and salaries, community college governance, and UNC governance.
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