Aligned, Modified, or Dismissed? District Enactments of North Carolina’s Parents' Bill of Rights

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Abstract

This multiple case study examines the enactment of recently passed Parental Bill of Rights legislation, North Carolina Senate Bill 49 (NCSB 49), across seven socio-politically distinct school districts in North Carolina. We find that districts demonstrated contextually-mediated variety in their enactments of NCSB 49, with actions falling into one of three categories in relation to the policy: alignment, modification, or dismissal. Further, we found that districts historically supporting liberal candidates enacted NCSB 49 along a broader spectrum of practice relative to historically conservative districts, which consistently aligned their school policy with the demands of NCSB 49.

Authors

• Helen Rose Miesner, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

• Kairen Lane Petry, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill