Education First Alliance North Carolina is monitoring a bill drafted in the state House to empower teachers and restore civility in public school classrooms.
Since the return of students to classrooms following ill-advised pandemic-era school closures imposed by the Moore County Board of Health, teachers and administrators have encountered increasingly hostile, disrespectful and violent students.
Education First's summary of House Bill 188, which is awaiting action by a sub-committee:
This bill strikes the current North Carolina law that deems these acts minor infractions:
Cussing a teacher
Bullying
Defying teachers' commands
Physical assault
If passed, principals and school districts can enforce stricter classroom rules to create a safer, more conducive learning environment.
(According to a statewide survey conducted in 2022) 40% of teachers said students don't follow rules of conduct. Only 23% of teachers strongly believed they had a role in establishing student discipline policies within their schools.
The survey showed that managing problem behavior under the current discipline guidelines was the third reason teachers were considering quitting their jobs. The bill also rolls back racial quotas in discipline practices and restores non-discrimination as a basis for creating and enforcing behavior policies.
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