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Voter group delivers petition for full school funding; Moms for Liberty chapter introduces itself at Carteret school board meeting
Summary
A League of Women Voters organizer presented a petition with at least 700 signatures urging the North Carolina General Assembly to fully fund public education; a local chapter of Moms for Liberty introduced itself to the board during public comment.
Lucy Bond, a retired public school teacher and member of the League of Women Voters North Carolina education action team, presented a petition to the Carteret County Public Schools board on Tuesday urging the North Carolina General Assembly to fully fund K–12 public education.
Bond said the petition contains at least 700 signatures and that organizers plan to deliver signatures to legislators when they convene in late September. “We have at least 700 signatures but hope to double this amount,” Bond said. She read portions of the petition aloud, which cites the state constitution’s requirement to fund a sound basic education and argues that chronic underfunding and tax shifts have strained schools.
The petition text Bond read notes that North Carolina public schools educate a majority of K–12 students and argues that underfunding, alongside state tax cuts and voucher allocations, shifts costs to local governments and disproportionately affects rural counties.
Jenny Ingalls, chair of Moms for Liberty, Carteret County, introduced herself to the board and said the new local chapter will seek to partner with school officials and county families. “We are here to work with you on behalf of our children,” Ingalls said, describing the group as “joyful warriors” that want to engage locally.
Ingalls said Robin Guest is a chapter board member but was not present to comment. Ingalls said the chapter will reach out individually to board members to discuss priorities and partnership.
These remarks occurred during the allotted public comment period; board members did not engage in substantive discussion during the presentations. The board’s public-comment rules — explained at the start of the meeting — limit speakers to three minutes and prohibit personal attacks or confidential student information in open session.
The board did not take formal action on the petition at the meeting. Board members approved the meeting agenda and consent items elsewhere in the session.
The board’s next regular meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 7, at 6 p.m., and will be livestreamed.
