§ 115C-218.45 – Admission requirements.
115C-218.45. Admission requirements. (a) Any child who is qualified under the laws of this State for admission to a public school is qualified for admission to a charter school. (b) No local board of education shall require any student enrolled in the local school administrative unit to attend a charter school. (c) Admission to a […]
§ 115C-218.50 – Charter school nonsectarian.
115C-218.50. Charter school nonsectarian. (a) A charter school shall be nonsectarian in its programs, admission policies, employment practices, and all other operations. A charter school shall not be affiliated with a nonpublic sectarian school or a religious institution. (b) A charter school shall not charge tuition or fees except as follows: (1) A charter school […]
§ 115C-218.55 – Nondiscrimination in charter schools.
115C-218.55. Nondiscrimination in charter schools. A charter school shall not discriminate against any student on the basis of ethnicity, national origin, gender, or disability. (1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 731, s. 2; 1997-430, s. 5; 1997-443, s. 8.19; 1997-456, s. 55.4; 1998-212, s. 9.14A(a); 1999-243, s. 8; 2001-462, s. 1; 2004-118, s. 3; 2004-203, s. […]
§ 115C-218.60 – Student discipline.
115C-218.60. Student discipline. The school is subject to and shall comply with Article 27 of Chapter 115C of the General Statutes, except that a charter school may also exclude a student from the charter school and return that student to another school in the local school administrative unit in accordance with the terms of its […]
§ 115C-218.65 – North Carolina School Report Cards.
115C-218.65. North Carolina School Report Cards. A charter school shall ensure that the report card issued for it by the State Board of Education receives wide distribution to the local press or is otherwise provided to the public. A charter school shall ensure that the overall school performance score and grade earned by the charter […]
§ 115C-218.70 – Driving eligibility certificates.
115C-218.70. Driving eligibility certificates. In accordance with rules adopted by the State Board of Education, the designee of the school’s board of directors shall do all of the following: (1) Sign driving eligibility certificates that meet the conditions established in G.S. 20-11. (2) Obtain the necessary written, irrevocable consent from parents, guardians, or emancipated juveniles, […]
§ 115C-218.75 – General operating requirements.
115C-218.75. General operating requirements. (a) Health and Safety Standards. – A charter school shall meet the same health and safety requirements required of a local school administrative unit. The Department of Public Instruction shall ensure that charter schools provide parents and guardians with information about meningococcal meningitis and influenza and their vaccines at the beginning […]
§ 115C-218.80 – Display of the United States and North Carolina flags and the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance.
115C-218.80. Display of the United States and North Carolina flags and the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance. A charter school shall (i) display the United States and North Carolina flags in each classroom when available, (ii) require the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance on a daily basis, and (iii) provide age-appropriate instruction on […]
§ 115C-218.85 – Course of study requirements.
115C-218.85. Course of study requirements. (a) Instructional Program. – (1) The school shall provide instruction each year for at least 185 days or 1,025 hours over nine calendar months. (2) The school shall design its programs to at least meet the student performance standards adopted by the State Board of Education and the student performance […]
§ 115C-218.90 – Employment requirements.
115C-218.90. Employment requirements. (a) Employees. – (1) An employee of a charter school is not an employee of the local school administrative unit in which the charter school is located. The charter school’s board of directors shall employ and contract with necessary teachers or contract with an education management organization or charter management organization to […]