Amends GS 115C-12(21) to require the State Board of Education (SBE) to compile a biannual report (was, annual report) on acts of violence in public schools.
Creates new sub-subdivision a. from existing language regarding the SBE definitions for acts of violence, and adds a requirement that local schools report acts of violence within five days and to specify in the reports if the violence occurred on a school bus. Requires the SBE to include the information reported regarding school bus violence in reports required under the subdivision. Makes failure by a local school employee to submit a report under the sub-subdivision a Class I felony.
Enacts sub-subdivision b., which requires the SBE to submit its biannual reports to the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House, in addition to the existing requirement to submit to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee. Requires the reports to be submitted at the end of the second and fourth quarters of each school year.
Enacts sub-subdivision c., making reports submitted under the subdivision public records, except for sensitive identifying information that must be redacted for the privacy of minors.
Effective and applicable to the 2025-26 school year.

Statutes affected:
Filed: 115C-12
Edition 1: 115C-12