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School board sends comprehensive health-and-safety curriculum policy back to policy committee after debate
Summary
The New Hanover County Schools board voted 6–1 to send proposed changes to the district’s comprehensive health and safety education policy (policy 35‑40) back to the policy committee for legal review and clearer language on opt‑in/opt‑out rules.
The New Hanover County Schools Board of Education on Tuesday voted 6–1 to send the proposed comprehensive health-and-safety education policy (policy 35‑40) back to the policy committee for further work and legal guidance.
Board members debated whether students should be automatically assigned to certain health curriculum lessons with a parental opt‑out in writing — language that board members said could be read as an opt‑out policy rather than the opt‑in approach some believed the board had previously approved. The district referenced General Statute…
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