North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed on Feb. 24 Senate Bill 173—the Free the Smiles Act—which would have given parents discernment on masking their children in K-12 public school. The decision comes a week after he encouraged local school boards to lift their mask mandates; however, Cooper said he wants the school boards to retain the…
North Carolina Governor Vetoes Bill Giving Authority to Parents on Masking Their Children in Public Schools
February 28, 2022
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North Carolina Candidates Scramble for Seats After Last-Minute Redistricting
February 24, 2022
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With only three months before the 2022 election, some North Carolina politicians are struggling to choose their voters. The confusion springs from a last-minute redistricting by the state’s supreme court which has made several leaders reconsider which district they should run in. When Republicans turned in a congressional redistricting map on Feb. 17, the state…
‘They Make Me Sick’: Tensions Rise in a North Carolina County Commission Meeting on Lifting Mask Mandate
After a contentious Mecklenburg County Commission meeting in North Carolina, commissioners unanimously voted to lift its mask mandate on Feb. 16, paving the way for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School Board of Education to follow suit on Feb. 22. The commissioners voted to lift the mandate on Feb. 26, while the school board voted to end its…
Two Teenagers Arrested in Death of Son of Reality TV Star
SMITHFIELD, N.C.—Two North Carolina teenagers have been charged in connection with the shooting death of a man whose father was featured in a reality television show about his towing and repossession business. The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office said shots were fired during a memorial service for a person killed in a traffic accident earlier this…
‘They Were Humiliated’: Children Expelled From School After Parents Questioned ‘Rapid Change in Curriculum’
February 23, 2022
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After discussing their concerns with the board of directors regarding what they called a “rapid change in the curriculum” at Charlotte Latin School in North Carolina, parents Doug and Nicole Turpin say their 11- and 13-year-old children became the targets of the headmaster’s retaliation when they were expelled last fall. “They were humiliated,” Doug Turpin,…
NC Father Slams School Board Over CRT Indoctrination: Its a ‘Discrimination Revolution’
A father in North Carolina has gone viral after he criticized critical race theory (CRT) during a speech on Monday at a local school board meeting, labeling the Marxism-rooted ideology as a “big fat lie.” Brian Echevarria, a bi-racial Republican candidate for District 73 in the North Carolina House of Representatives, told board members that…
Fertilizer Plant Fire Prompts Thousands of Evacuations
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.—An uncontrolled fire raging at a North Carolina fertilizer plant forced the evacuations of thousands of people as firefighters warned early Tuesday that chemicals at the site could cause a large explosion. Authorities drove through neighborhoods and knocked on doors asking residents to leave within a one-mile radius (1.6 km) of the Weaver Fertilizer…
North Carolina Agrees to Release Records Showing Foreigners Voted
February 1, 2022
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Records that show foreigners registered to vote—and actually voted in North Carolina elections—will be disclosed by the state’s board of elections as a result of its legal settlement with an electoral integrity group. The Jan. 31 announcement that a settlement (pdf) had been reached came weeks after Garbant Piquant of Garner, N.C., was arrested and…
North Carolina Transplant Patient Would Rather ‘Die Free’ Than Get COVID-19 Vaccine
January 31, 2022
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A North Carolina man said that a hospital refused to carry out a kidney transplant because he won’t receive the COVID-19 vaccine, and he would rather die than comply with the requirement. “I was born free. I will die free. I’m not changing my mind,” Chad Carswell told WSOC-TV. “I’ve had conversations with my family…
Contract Halted After Two Watchdog Groups Spotlight CRT Content Found in North Carolina Teacher Training Program for Disabled Children
January 27, 2022
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After content promoting critical race theory (CRT) found within a professional development program for pre-kindergarten teachers of disabled children was reported by two education watchdog groups in North Carolina, the state board of education-approved contract for the program has come to a halt. Overarching themes of “decentering whiteness” and “centering children of color” that surfaced…
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