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Carteret board adopts updated counseling, extracurricular, instructional‑materials and ranking policies
Summary
The board approved four policy updates sourced from the NC School Boards Association and changes in state law; members recommended further review of how written materials should be handled and debated homeschool student eligibility for athletics.
The Carteret County Board of Education on Oct. 7 approved four updated policies addressing the counseling program, extracurricular activities and student organizations, selection of instructional materials, and class rankings. The updates were presented as part of the North Carolina School Board Association’s spring 2025 packet and a special update packet for recently enacted legislation.
Blair Probes, who presented the packet, said the revisions reflect changes in state board policy, new federal and state legislation, and judicial precedent. "These revisions reflect modifications in state board policy, changes in federal and state legislation, judicial created precedent established in case law," the presenter told the board.
Key changes described in the presentation and discussion included: policy 3610 (counseling program), which incorporates language to enact a peer‑to‑peer support program required by state legislation; policy 3620, which reflects multiple legislative changes affecting extracurricular activities; policy 3200, which adds flexibility on what movies may be shown (allowing PG‑rated films for grades 3–5, while kindergarten through second remains G); and policy 3450, which updates class‑ranking editorially to reflect current practices.
Board member Chadwick moved to approve the policies as presented; Mister White seconded. The board voted to approve; the transcript records the motion carried without a roll‑call tally.
During discussion, a board member proposed additional language to apply the same content restrictions the district uses for films (for example, profanity, depictions of extreme violence or certain sexual content) to written supplementary materials and to permit removal of such materials at the superintendent’s or board’s discretion without requiring a formal parent grievance hearing. Another discussion point involved whether homeschool students should be eligible to participate in interscholastic athletics; one board member opposed a revision that would exclude homeschool students and suggested the board consider prescribed eligibility requirements if participation is allowed.
The board did not adopt the proposed language for books or change the homeschool eligibility language at the Oct. 7 meeting; members said they would consider the suggestions and follow up in subsequent meetings.
