GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

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HOUSE BILL 878

Short Title:  Schools Must Stress Basics.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Representative Brawley.
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Referred to:  Education.
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April 18, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO GIVE PRIORITY TO TEACHING BASICS IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 115C-81(c) reads as rewritten:
"(c)	Local boards of education shall provide for the efficient teaching at appropriate grade levels of all materials set forth in the standard course of study, including integrated instruction in the areas of citizenship in the United States of America, government of the State of North Carolina, government of the United States, fire prevention, the free enterprise system, the dangers of harmful or illegal drugs, including alcohol, and cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and the Heimlich maneuver.
Local boards of education shall provide for the efficient teaching in grades kindergarten through 12 of courses in reading, writing, mathematics, English, and science on a regular schedule.  Students shall not be removed from these courses for other courses.
Local boards of education shall require all teachers and principals to conduct classes except foreign language classes in English. Any teacher or principal who refuses to do so may be dismissed."
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification and applies to all school years beginning with the 1991-92 school year.