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Policy panel forwards student name-image‑likeness rules after state mandate
Summary
A New Hanover County Schools policy committee voted to send proposed changes on student name-image‑likeness (NIL) agreements to the full board after discussion of newly adopted state rules and a recent court order requiring regulation rather than prohibition.
The New Hanover County Schools policy committee on a voice vote advanced proposed revisions to policy 36.20 on extracurricular activities to the full school board, sending district lawyers’ implementation language after trustees discussed newly adopted state rules and a court directive.
Committee members said the changes reflect recent action by the State Board of Education and related court decisions that require school systems to regulate, but not prohibit, student agreements to monetize a student’s name, image or likeness in limited circumstances.
The committee moved the change to the full board with a recorded committee vote of 3-0. The…
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