Amends GS 14-33 by adding a new subsection (c2), making it a Class 1 felony for a person to commit an assault, assault and battery, or affray if, in the course of the assault, assault and battery, or affray, the person assaults a school employee or school volunteer when the employee or volunteer is discharging or attempting to discharge his or her duties as an employee or volunteer, or assaults a school employee or school volunteer as a result of the discharge or attempt to discharge that individual's duties as a school employee or school volunteer. Specifies that no school personnel who takes reasonable actions in good faith to end a fight or altercation between students shall incur any civil or criminal liability as the result of those actions. Provides definitions for the terms duties and employee or volunteer.
Makes conforming changes to GS 14-33(c) by deleting subsection (6) (under which an assault on a school employee or volunteer is currently a Class A1 misdemeanor).
Makes conforming changes to GS 115C-289.1 (supervisor’s duty to report assault on a school employee by a student to the principal) by deleting all references to GS 14-33(c)(6) and replacing them with GS 14-33(c2).
Effective December 1, 2025, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.

Statutes affected:
Filed: 14-33, 115C-289.1
Edition 1: 14-33, 115C-289.1