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New Hanover Schools to offer optional DPI 'citizenship' diploma endorsement; board seeks clarity on administration
Summary
District staff told the board an optional North Carolina Department of Public Instruction endorsement will allow high-school students to request an oral citizenship exam (10-question pool; must pass 6) to earn the endorsement; board members asked for clarity on voluntary participation and equitable administration.
District staff said the state’s new "citizenship" endorsement will be available as an optional add-on to high-school diplomas, and that students must request the oral exam to earn it.
The board heard that the endorsement is administered in the required civics and economic literacy course. Staff said the exam is administered orally, drawn from a 10-question pool, and a student must correctly…
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