GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 1989
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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

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SENATE BILL 838
Short Title:  Parents Sign Report Cards.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senator Bryan.
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Referred to:  Education.

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April 11, 1989

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO REQUIRE LOCAL BOARDS OF EDUCATION TO ADOPT RULES REQUIRING THE PARENT'S SIGNATURE ON A STUDENT'S REPORT CARD, AND PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR STUDENT VIOLATION OF REPORT CARD RULES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 115C-47 is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"(33)	Local boards of education shall adopt rules requiring that student report cards be signed by the parent or guardian of or a person acting in loco parentis to the student.  For purposes of this section, the term 'report card' means a student academic or behavioral report card, an end-of-grading period progress report, or an interim academic progress report issued at the mid point of a grading period.  The rules concerning report cards shall include the following: (i) parents shall be notified in writing that their signature on the report card is required and that by signing the card a parent affirms that he has reviewed the contents of the report card; and (ii) any student who signs the report card in the name of his parent, guardian, or person standing in loco parentis shall be issued an out-of-school suspension of three days during the school year for the first offense, and an out-of-school suspension of 10 days during the school year for the second and each subsequent offense."
Sec. 2. G.S. 115C-285 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"( d)	The principal shall ensure that student report cards are signed by each student's parent or guardian, or person standing in loco parentis to the student, pursuant to rules adopted by the local board of education as prescribed by G.S. 115C-47(33)."
Sec. 3. This act is effective upon ratification and shall apply to all school years beginning with school year 1989-90.