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NC school district sued over 2024-2025 calendar
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MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (WNCT) — The Carteret County Public Schools system has been sued by three parents over a decision to change the 2024-25 school calendar.
The lawsuit claims the board approved classes to begin on August 13, which conflicts with North Carolina’s school calendar law, which says the earliest classes can begin is August 26. The lawsuit from three business owners who are also parents was filed last week.
The board released a statement Wednesday night in response, saying the main reasons for the change were to help students dual enrolled in both the high school and Carteret Community College as well as to give students a chance to take exams before winter break.
“We deeply regret that three businesses and some of their family members have challenged our 2024-2025 calendar in court. We do know our calendar has significant support among businesses and families in our county. We also know that strong academic performance of our schools creates one of the best environments for business and industry in our county. We have full confidence the academic benefits of shifting just nine student days (fourteen calendar days) for an earlier start in August produce no adverse impact on business and community.
“Our 2024-2025 school calendar is designed to promote the best interests of students, and students alone. Our traditional public school students deserve the equal opportunities afforded students in non-traditional schools that are funded with tax dollars. The exemptions from the school calendar law for non-traditional schools have so skewed the playing field, the school calendar law has become a vehicle for unequal opportunity for our students, and it must yield in the face of the State constitution. We will strongly defend our 2024-2025 calendar in court.”
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Ryan Winter
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